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downstream
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
downstream
(adverb)
downstream
/
ˈ
daʊn
ˈ
striːm/
adverb
downstream
/
ˈ
daʊn
ˈ
striːm/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOWNSTREAM
:
in the direction in which a stream, river, etc., flows
The next town is six miles
downstream
.
float
downstream
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