riverway

riverway noun: the segment of a river or route on a river which is traversed by watercraft.

Noun

riverway (plural riverways)

The segment of a river or route on a river which is traversed by watercraft.
- "That is the boat of Captain Hyde. What comes he this way for?"
  "The river way is free to all, Joanna."1886, Amelia E. Barr, chapter 3, in The Bow of Orange Ribbon
- Manhattan was a line of constellations, the riverway a gulf of darkness in which were scattered stars.1921, Basil King, chapter 25, in The Empty Sack

Barge traffic on the country's most important commercial riverway is completely paralysed.1993 July 17, Rupert Cornwell, “Defences crumble as mighty rivers merge”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 19 Jan 2014:
An advanced Mesoamerican civilization of temples, pyramids, ball courts and paved roads sprouted and grew not near a seaport or on a riverway, but deep inland at jungle oases.2007 February 23, Stephen Regenold, “Deep Inside the Yucatán”, in New York Times, retrieved 19 Jan 2014:

From river + way.

What does riverway mean?: Riverway means the segment of a river or route on a river which is traversed by watercraft.
How do you use riverway in a sentence?: Barge traffic on the country's most important commercial riverway is completely paralysed.
What part of speech is riverway?: Riverway is a noun.
What is the plural of riverway?: The plural of riverway is riverways.

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