Riverine

Word RIVERINE
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈɹɪvəɹaɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Riverine"

What do we mean by riverine?

Relating to or resembling a river. adjective

Located on or inhabiting the banks of a river; riparian. adjective

Relating to a system of inland wetlands and deep-water habitats associated with nontidal flowing water, characterized by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation. adjective

Operating on or equipped to operate on rivers. adjective

Of or pertaining to a river; resembling a river in any way.

Of or pertaining to rivers, or located on or by a river adjective

Of or pertaining to rivers, or located on or by a river

Synonyms and Antonyms for Riverine

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The word "riverine" in example sentences

The classic example of this: New York City avoiding having to spend billions of dollars on a water filtration system by restoring the forest and riverine ecosystems in the city's Catskills watershed. ❋ Bill Chameides (2010)

They found that 4.8 billion people -- nearly 80 percent of the world's population -- live in areas with grave threats to human water security or riverine biodiversity. ❋ Peter Bosshard (2010)

These people are the human "canaries" of riverine health; along with millions of dam-affected people before them, they have paid the price for a half-century of uncontrolled dam building with their farmlands, their fisheries, their forests and other natural riches that dams destroy. ❋ Lori Pottinger (2010)

The prospects for this buck — riding a riverine ice flow somewhere equally cold — seem less cheery. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Many regiments raised mounted scout units; others became expert at riverine operations. ❋ Col. Matthew Moten (2011)

Porter served in Korea and later in Vietnam with a riverine warfare group before retiring in ❋ Unknown (2010)

We can argue the finer points of two vs. three awards of the Purple Heart being deserved or not but there is no doubt that he served in the Navy's riverine forces in one of the most dangerous places on earth at the time – Viet Nam's rivers – and that he repeatedly faced intense close quarters combat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He served in Korea as an Air Force intelligence analyst and later served in a riverine unit in Vietnam. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It joined a sadly long list of species that couldn't survive the huge hydrological changes to their riverine habitat brought by big dams. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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