"downriver" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more downriver [comparative], most downriver [superlative]
Etymology: From down- + river. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|river}} down- + river Head templates: {{en-adj}} downriver (comparative more downriver, superlative most downriver)
  1. Closer to the mouth of a river
    Sense id: en-downriver-en-adj-LSMAnN0~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: down-river

Adverb

Forms: more downriver [comparative], most downriver [superlative]
Etymology: From down- + river. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|river}} down- + river Head templates: {{en-adv}} downriver (comparative more downriver, superlative most downriver)
  1. Travelling in the direction of the river current. Synonyms: downstream
    Sense id: en-downriver-en-adv-nPz0WrM8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with down- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: down-river

Alternative forms

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