upriver
Americanadverb
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of upriver
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Port Kaituma is inland in the oil-rich Essequibo region, and the ferry travels along the coast in the Atlantic before heading upriver to reach its jungle destination.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Instead, they send a PIX payment to a store in the nearest town, which loads the goods onto a boat already heading upriver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The San Joaquin River Parkway in Fresno and Madera counties would join various properties into an 874-acre state park directly upriver from the city of Fresno, with parkland on both sides of the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Whilst bears are generally solitary, this one was heading to feast with others on the glut of sockeye salmon migrating upriver from the Pacific to their origin lake to spawn.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
Whistling, Sam swung off the bridge and dropped to the water’s edge, where he walked gracefully upriver, jumping stones and skirting marshes.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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