river boardn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvə ˌbɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvər ˌbɔrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, board n.

Etymology: < river n.¹ + board n. (compare board n. 11).

1. The land lying along the edge of a river. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1823 6th Ann. Rep. Amer. Soc. colonizing Free People of Colour 43 Along this beautiful river were formerly scattered..innumerable native hamlets; and till within the last twenty years, nearly the whole river-board, for one and two miles back, was under that slight culture which obtains among the natives of this country.

1858 A. Duff Indian Rebellion xxv. 401 The new town lies along the river board for four or five miles.

1866 J. Conington tr. Virgil Æneid 221 When the Trojans moored Their fleet on Tiber's river-board.

1934 C. M. Wilson Meriwether Lewis xvii. 224 The Virginian decided to go by river board as far as Wheeling, thence by stage to Washington town.

2. An official body established to monitor and maintain the condition of a river.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > board > types of board

water board1842

water authority1872

river board1877

1828 S.-Carolina State Gaz. 26 Jan. One other Board for Broad river..shall be called the Upper Broad river board.]

1877 Times 26 Mar. 9/2 It will show how far the River Boards of the country are fairly representative of the interests of which they have the care.

1884 N.Z. Statutes No. 49. 227 (River Boards Act) In every river district there shall be a River Board.

1948 Act 11 & 12 Geo. VI c. 32 §1 The Ministers shall..by order establish boards (to be known as ‘river boards’) for the areas so defined, who shall have the functions conferred on or transferred to them by or under the following provisions of this Act, being functions relating to land drainage, fisheries and river pollution and certain other functions relating to rivers, streams and inland waters.

1994 T. Byrne Local Govt. in Brit. (ed. 6) ii. 24 Under the River Boards Act 1948 (extended by the Water Resources Act 1963) the control of river pollution became the responsibility of River Boards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	river board
释义	river boardn. Brit. /ˈrɪvə ˌbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈrɪvər ˌbɔrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, board n. Etymology: < river n.¹ + board n. (compare board n. 11). 1. The land lying along the edge of a river. Now rare. ΚΠ 1823 6th Ann. Rep. Amer. Soc. colonizing Free People of Colour 43 Along this beautiful river were formerly scattered..innumerable native hamlets; and till within the last twenty years, nearly the whole river-board, for one and two miles back, was under that slight culture which obtains among the natives of this country. 1858 A. Duff Indian Rebellion xxv. 401 The new town lies along the river board for four or five miles. 1866 J. Conington tr. Virgil Æneid 221 When the Trojans moored Their fleet on Tiber's river-board. 1934 C. M. Wilson Meriwether Lewis xvii. 224 The Virginian decided to go by river board as far as Wheeling, thence by stage to Washington town. 2. An official body established to monitor and maintain the condition of a river. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > board > types of board water board1842 water authority1872 river board1877 1828 S.-Carolina State Gaz. 26 Jan. One other Board for Broad river..shall be called the Upper Broad river board.] 1877 Times 26 Mar. 9/2 It will show how far the River Boards of the country are fairly representative of the interests of which they have the care. 1884 N.Z. Statutes No. 49. 227 (River Boards Act) In every river district there shall be a River Board. 1948 Act 11 & 12 Geo. VI c. 32 §1 The Ministers shall..by order establish boards (to be known as ‘river boards’) for the areas so defined, who shall have the functions conferred on or transferred to them by or under the following provisions of this Act, being functions relating to land drainage, fisheries and river pollution and certain other functions relating to rivers, streams and inland waters. 1994 T. Byrne Local Govt. in Brit. (ed. 6) ii. 24 Under the River Boards Act 1948 (extended by the Water Resources Act 1963) the control of river pollution became the responsibility of River Boards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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