obsequent stream

[ ob-si-kwuhnt ]

/ ˈɒb sɪ kwənt /

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noun Geology.

a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.

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Origin of obsequent stream

First recorded in 1890–95

But the people from Valley Stream had such a thick New York accent that was all around me.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The marchers began to stream out of the park, where they walked West on 110th and then hung a right on 7th Avenue.
Justice League Vigil for Slain NYPD Officers Asks Whose Life Matters|Olivia Nuzzi|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stream House of Cards and other Netflix originals right from the Hopper.
Four TV Shows We Can’t Wait to Return In 2015|DISH|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Slow at first, then steadily, a stream of liquid drips off the incision.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Take responsibility for an endless stream of people, even as our own suffer, and struggle to get policy relief from Washington.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship|Keli Goff|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The very stream that went through it flowed sluggishly along, and as if it hadn't any particular object in life.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
This hurly-burly,” said he, drawing her into a quiet eddy of the stream, “is no place for the communion of two twin souls.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
He felt that all her force, like a strong and ardent stream, was flowing into the new channel which he had cut for her.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
One heavily-laden boat was dragged into the stream, and a few officers and men clambered on board.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
His expletives were varied, vivid and inexhaustible, and the turbid stream was easily set flowing.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow