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downstream

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down·stream  (dounstrm)
adj.
1. In the direction of a stream's current.
2. Business Closer to the point of sale than to the point of production or manufacture.
adv.
Down a stream: floated downstream.
downstream
Adverb, adj
in or towards the lower part of a stream; with the current
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.downstream - in the direction of a stream's current
upstream - in the direction against a stream's current
Adv.1.downstream - away from the source or with the current
downriver
upriver, upstream - toward the source or against the current
Translations

downstream [daunˈstriːm] adv → aguas or río abajo
downstream [ˈdaunstriːm] adv → en aval
downstream [ˈdaunstriːm] down adv → flussabwärts, stromabwärts
downstream [ˈdaunˈstriːm] adv → a valle


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A sudden something gripped the catamaran and flung it downstream violently against the bank.
Before Adam by London, Jack View in context
The day's fishing finished, they came floating downstream in their skiff, talking national politics and other high matters, and presently met a skiff coming up from town, with a man in it who said:
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
They got along quite well at first, but when they reached the middle of the river the swift current swept the raft downstream, farther and farther away from the road of yellow brick.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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