"understream" meaning in All languages combined

See understream on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-understream.wav [US] Forms: understreams [plural]
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  1. The lower or deeper part of a stream, especially a current in such a place
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Inflected forms

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