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up·riv·er (

adv. & adj.

Toward or near the source of a river; in the direction opposite to that of the current: rowing upriver; upriver rapids.

upriver [ˈʌpˈrɪvə]

adj & adv

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) towards or near the source of a river

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an area located upstream

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Adv.

upriver - toward the source or against the current

upstream

downriver, downstream - away from the source or with the current

Translations

upriver

adv → flussaufwärts; 2 miles upriver from Fen Ditton → 2 Meilen flussaufwärts von Fen Ditton

adj place → flussaufwärts gelegen; an upriver journey → eine Reise flussaufwärts

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