downstream

verb

  1. 1

    To stream downward.

adjective

  1. 1

    Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid

    “She lives downstream from the dam.”
  2. 2

    In the direction from the server to the client.

  3. 3

    Towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule.

  4. 4

    (metaphoric) Influenced by something; being a consequence of something.

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adverb

  1. 1

    Following the path of a river or stream

    “We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.”

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