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downriver

[doun-riv-er]

adverb

  1. with or in the direction of the current of a river.

    logs floating downriver.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of downriver1

First recorded in 1885–90; down 1 + river 1
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Example Sentences

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However, that might ironically increase the risk of drinking water that is contaminated with parasites, if those streams are downriver from waste exposures.

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By about 08:49 everyone from the group was afloat and they set off downriver heading for Burton Ferry, with Lloyd out in front and Paul at the back.

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Sunday about 19 miles downriver from where she disappeared.

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But about 15 miles downriver from the dam, you’ll find Willow Beach and the Black Canyon Water Trail, a great place to kayak.

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Scores of dams built upstream in China and Laos have reduced the river’s flow and the amount of sediment that it carries downriver to the sea.

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