downriver

[doun-riv-er]

adverb

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

   logs floating downriver.

Word History and Origins

Origin of downriver¹

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

Example Sentences

At 08:56, kneeling on her SUP, Lloyd was the first to descend the fish pass in the centre of the weir and was swept quickly downriver.

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The project has attracted criticism for its potential impact on millions of Indians and Bangladeshis living downriver, as well as the surrounding environment and local Tibetans.

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Speaking to the BBC, he said he had heard of victims being found up to eight miles downriver from where Camp Mystic once stood.

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“Versus going downriver, they went from the left side to the right side of the river,” Garrett said of the incident.

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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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