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Downstream

To stream downward.

📖 Definitions of "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.

adverb
  1. 1

    Following the path of a river or stream

    "We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes."

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WordDefinition
downrivernounTravelling in the direction of the river current.

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WordDefinition
upstreamverbIn a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
upriverTowards the source of a river.

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downrivernounTravelling in the direction of the river current.
upstreamverbIn a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
streamnounAny steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
confluencenounThe place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
downwindin the same direction as the wind is blowing
upwindverbin the direction from which the wind is blowing
belownounIn or to a lower place.
downhillnounDown a slope.
clockwiseIn a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
descendingnounMoving or sloping downwards.
bottomnounThe lowest part of anything.
downshiftnounA change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
lowerverbBottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
downwardToward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
backwardnounIndicating position or direction.
forwardverb(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.
transformativeThat causes a transformation; causing a notable and lasting change
endorsed(heraldry) Flanked by endorses.
aheadAt or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

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