downstream
Following the path of a river or streamFollowing the path of a river or stream.
» Tom floated downstream on a raft.
Том плыл вниз по течению на плоту. — odexed
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1 sensesFollowing the path of a river or stream.
We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.
She lives downstream from the dam.
flussabwärts
- away from the source or with the current
Examples
22 sentencesTom floated downstream on a raft.
ruТом плыл вниз по течению на плоту. — odexed
Tom drifted downstream on the raft.
The river took Tom farther downstream.
Our camp is about 5 miles downstream from here.
deUnser Lager ist etwa fünf Meilen flussabwärts von hier. — Espi
It's a lot easier paddling a canoe downstream than upstream.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
further downstream/farther downstream, furthest downstream/farthest downstream| Comparative | further downstream / farther downstream Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | furthest downstream / farthest downstream |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- away from the source or with the current:downriver
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.