"downstream" meaning in English

See downstream in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Forms: downstream
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x is downstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from y to x.
    Sense id: simple-downstream-en-prep-NrVgBnik
     
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          "text": "London is downstream from Oxford on the River Thames."
        },
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          "text": "He stood on the bridge dropping leaves into the water and watching them float downstream."
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        },
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        }
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      ]
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