Definition: relating to a riverbank
It’s generally used to mean anything on the land adjacent to a river.
From Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America:
Much of the land we leased from John’s dad held forests or riparian zones (the areas around creeks and ponds, full of trees and wildlife)…
This is a story of a metro couple from the Bay Area who move back to Iowa to take over the husband’s father’s farm. It’s…depressing, in many ways. Farming is a tough industry, and this couple endures crisis after crisis. There’s no glamour in it. It’s just a tough slog. Example: farming is not…
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