midstream

[ mid-streem ]

/ ˈmɪdˈstrim /

noun

the middle of a stream.

the middle period of a process, course, or the like.

Nearby words

midship, midshipman, midships, midsole, midst, midstream, midsummer, midsummer day, midsummer eve, midsummer madness, midsummer night's dream, a

Origin of midstream

First recorded in 1275–1325, midstream is from the Middle English word myddstreme. See mid-, stream

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Examples from the Web for midstream

“Nobody really has the access to contractual growth that [Access Midstream] has,” Stice said.
How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches|ProPublica|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ProPublica repeatedly sought comment and explanations from both Chesapeake and Access Midstream over the course of several months.
How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches|ProPublica|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Presently the signal-bells rang, the steamboat backed away and swung into midstream; he was really going at last.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
When up, it carries waves in midstream six to seven feet from crest to trough.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga|Cornelis De Witt Willcox

After a spell of tracking, the Swiss boy was more than ready for the pemmican and tea taken on a small island almost in midstream.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Valeria ran down the bank after it, but it was in midstream, resting lightly against a protruding stone.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres
After a while the bells all rang, and the boat, in the awkward elephantine fashion of boats, got into midstream.
Balcony Stories|Grace E. King

British Dictionary definitions for midstream

midstream

/ (ˈmɪdˌstriːm) /

noun

the middle of a stream or river

the middle of a process or actionthey tried to change the rules in midstream

adverb, adjective

in or towards the middle of a stream or rivermoored midstream

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midstream

noun

Nearby words

Origin of midstream

Examples from the Web for midstream

British Dictionary definitions for midstream

midstream

noun

adverb, adjective

Word Origin and History for midstream

midstream

Idioms and Phrases with midstream

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