365 New Words a Year [Merriam Webster] (Workman Publishing) 8/31/7: ripairian
riparian adj : relating to or living on the bank of a natural watercourse or sometimes of a lake or tidewater
"First appearing in English in the 19th century, 'riparian' can apply to things that occur alongside a river (such as riparian towns or trees) as well as things that are found within it (riparian rocks or fish). . . . Note the distinction of this word from 'littoral,' which usually refers to things that occur along the shore of a sea or ocean." (My riparian cottage has survived more storms that my brother's littoral house.)
Rating 8/10 shores.
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