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down·stream

 (doun′strēm′)
adv.
1. Toward or closer to the mouth of a stream; in the direction of the current: floated downstream.
2. At a later point in a production process or supply chain.
adj.
1. Being or moving closer to the mouth of a stream; in the direction of the current.
2. Later in a production process or supply chain.
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downstream

(ˈdaʊnˈstriːm)
adv, adj
1. (Physical Geography) in or towards the lower part of a stream; with the current
2. (Navigation) in or towards the lower part of a stream; with the current
3. (Mining & Quarrying) (in the oil industry) of or for the refining, distribution, or marketing of oil or its derived products. Compare upstream2
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down•stream

(ˈdaʊnˈstrim)

adv.
1. in the direction of the current of a stream.
adj.
2. pertaining to the latter part of a process.
3. Genetics. with or in the direction of transcription, translation, or synthesis of a DNA, RNA, or protein molecule.
[1700–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.downstream - in the direction of a stream's current
upstream - in the direction against a stream's current
Adv.1.downstream - away from the source or with the current
downriver
upriver, upstream - toward the source or against the current
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Translations
مع التَّيّار، في اتِّجاه مَجْرى النَّهْر
po proudu
med strømmen
au fil de l’eauavalen aval
folyás irányában
meî straumnum, niîur meî á
po prúde
akıntı yönünde

downstream

[ˈdaʊnˈstriːm] ADV → río abajo (from de) to go downstream → ir río abajo
to swim downstream → nadar con la corriente
a town downstream from Soria → una ciudad pasando Soria río abajo
about 5km downstream from Zamora → a unos 5km de Zamora río abajo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

downstream

[ˌdaʊnˈstriːm]
adv → en aval
a mile downstream from sth [+ place] → un mile en aval de qch
downstream of → en aval de
to move downstream → descendre le courant
adj [place] → en aval
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

downstream

[ˈdaʊnˈstriːm] adv downstream (from) → a valle (di)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

down1

(daun) adverb
1. towards or in a low or lower position, level or state. He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.
2. on or to the ground. The little boy fell down and cut his knee.
3. from earlier to later times. The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.
4. from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc. Prices have been going down steadily.
5. towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre. We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.
preposition
1. in a lower position on. Their house is halfway down the hill.
2. to a lower position on, by, through or along. Water poured down the drain.
3. along. The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.
verb
to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp. He downed a pint of beer.
ˈdownward adjective
leading, moving etc down. a downward curve.
ˈdownward(s) adverb
towards a lower position or state. The path led downward (s) towards the sea.
down-and-ˈout noun, adjective
(a person) having no money and no means of earning a living. a hostel for down-and-outs.
ˌdown-at-ˈheel adjective
shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed.
ˈdowncast adjective
(of a person) depressed; in low spirits. a downcast expression.
ˈdownfall noun
a disastrous fall, especially a final failure or ruin. the downfall of our hopes.
ˌdownˈgrade verb
to reduce to a lower level, especially of importance. His job was downgraded.
ˌdownˈhearted adjective
depressed and in low spirits, especially lacking the inclination to carry on with something. Don't be downhearted! – we may yet win.
ˌdownˈhill adverb
1. down a slope. The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.
2. towards a worse and worse state. We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.
downˈhill racing noun
racing downhill on skis.
downˈhill skiing noun
ˌdown-in-the-ˈmouth adjective
miserable; in low spirits.
down payment
a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.
ˈdownpour noun
a very heavy fall of rain.
ˈdownright adverb
plainly; there's no other word for it. I think he was downright rude!
adjective
He is a downright nuisance!
ˈdownstairs adjective
, ˌdownˈstairsadverb on or towards a lower floor. He walked downstairs; I left my book downstairs; a downstairs flat.
ˌdownˈstream adverb
further along a river towards the sea. We found/rowed the boat downstream.
ˌdown-to-ˈearth adjective
practical and not concerned with theories, ideals etc. She is a sensible, down-to-earth person.
ˈdowntown adjective
(American) the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping. downtown Manhattan.
ˌdownˈtown adverb
(also down town) in or towards this area. to go downtown; I was down town yesterday.
ˈdown-trodden adjective
badly treated; treated without respect. a down-trodden wife.
be/go down with
to be or become ill with. The children all went down with measles.
down on one's luck
having bad luck.
down tools
to stop working. When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.
down with
get rid of. Down with the dictator!
get down to
to begin working seriously at or on. I must get down to some letters!
suit (someone) down to the ground
to suit perfectly. That arrangement will suit me down to the ground.
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A sudden something gripped the catamaran and flung it downstream violently against the bank.
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They got along quite well at first, but when they reached the middle of the river the swift current swept the raft downstream, farther and farther away from the road of yellow brick.
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The day's fishing finished, they came floating downstream in their skiff, talking national politics and other high matters, and presently met a skiff coming up from town, with a man in it who said:
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It was necessary, also, to keep the recruits in good humor, seeing the novelty and danger of the service into which they were entering, and the ease with which they might at anytime escape it by jumping into a canoe and going downstream.
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As he rose to the surface, gasping for breath, he saw that he had been a long time under water; he was perceptibly farther downstream -- nearer to safety.
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I struck downstream and shouted, as the open spring wagon came into view on the middle span.
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You can't back a raft upstream, you can't hurry it downstream, you can't scatter out to one side when you haven't any room to speak of, you won't take to the perpendicular cliffs on the other shore when they appear to be blasting there, too.
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The fallen Martian came into sight downstream, lying across the river, and for the most part submerged.
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To the left, and downstream, toward Moosehide Mountain, the huge splash of white, from which it took its name, showing clearly in the starlight.
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And then his wife might set out to look for him, and she too would feel the cold; and perhaps she would have some of the children with her--and so a whole family would drift into drinking, as the current of a river drifts downstream. As if to complete the chain, the packers all paid their men in checks, refusing all requests to pay in coin; and where in Packingtown could a man go to have his check cashed but to a saloon, where he could pay for the favor by spending a part of the money?
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Midway in the passage, the current picked up the cub and swept him downstream. He was caught in the miniature rapid at the bottom of the pool.
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It happened that, as I was watching some of the little people bathing in a shallow, one of them was seized with cramp and began drifting downstream. The main current ran rather swiftly, but not too strongly for even a moderate swimmer.
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