downstream

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English

Etymology

From down- +‎ stream.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

downstream (comparative more downstream, superlative most downstream)

1. Lower down, in relation to a river or stream

   She lives downstream from the dam.

Antonyms

• upstream

Translations

Lower down, in relation to a river or stream

• French: aval (fr), descendant (fr)
• Malay: hilir (ms)

• Portuguese: jusante (pt)

Adverb

downstream (comparative more downstream, superlative most downstream)

1. Following the path of a river or stream

   We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

Antonyms

• upstream

Translations

Following the path of a river or stream

• Arabic: مع التيار (ar)
• Dutch: stroomafwaarts (nl)
• French: dans le sens du courant (descente, vers la vallée), en aval (fr)

• German: flussabwärts (de)
• Persian: پایین رود (fa)
• Scottish Gaelic: leis an t-sruth (gd)