upstream
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌpˈstriːm/
:
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- Two weeks later, the mayor informed the community that, because of significant rainfall in the upstream watershed
- upstream and downstream
- upstream source
- upstream direction
There are they advocate for yes, we can all reduce our plastic reliance and single use plastic, but also solutions are upstream.
- There are they advocate for yes, we can all reduce our plastic reliance and single use plastic, but also solutions are upstream.
Examples
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More specifically, his power is defined by his upstream location in this irrigation system.
Academic text (1995) -
The Upper Falls is upstream of the Lower Falls and is 109 feet high.
Academic text (2009) -
We are able to control the flow of water from the upstream dam.
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The terrace walls have buttressing on both sides, but mainly on the upstream side.
Academic text (2002) -
These salmon are born in upstream freshwater streams or or rivers.
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Smaller amounts of effluent began entering Lake Mendota via upstream tributaries a few decades later.
Academic text (2007) -
Washoes found their water source polluted by upstream sewage from communities around Lake Tahoe.
Academic text (1995) -
Pollutants reach the coasts from the atmosphere and from upstream watersheds via polluted rivers.
Academic text (2000) -
The hikers made their way upstream to find the source of the river.
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As we paddled upstream, we noticed the serene beauty of the untamed wilderness.
Synonyms
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4.1
Toward the place where a river starts and against the water flow
Being near the start of a river or stream
Toward the source of a river, pipe, or system
Antonyms
How Upstream
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Upstream comes from up ('toward the source') and stream ('a river'), and as an adjective it describes the place or direction toward the river's start, against the flow.