downriver
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of downriver
Example Sentences
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Advisories downriver, including for shellfish harvesting, have been lifted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
However, that might ironically increase the risk of drinking water that is contaminated with parasites, if those streams are downriver from waste exposures.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
The marina is about 15 miles downriver from the dam.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
Scores of dams built upstream in China and Laos have reduced the river’s flow and the amount of sediment that it carries downriver to the sea.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
As each of them was setting up his pieces behind the cyvasse screen, Haldon said, “What news from downriver? Will it be war?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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