downstream
pronunciation
How to pronounce downstream in British English:
UK [ˌdaʊnˈstriːm]
How to pronounce downstream in American English:
US [ˌdaʊnˈstriːm]
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- Adjective:
- in the direction of a stream's current
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- Adverb:
- away from the source or with the current
Word Origin
- downstream (adv., adj.)
- 1706, from down (prep.) + stream (n.).
Example
- 1. With russia downstream , the spill became an international incident .
- 2. In the same way , the biggest impact of the shale-gas boom will be felt downstream .
- 3. Countries downstream have genuine reasons to fret .
- 4. Egypt has also invested heavily downstream .
- 5. The rock is about 80m downstream .