upstream

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    in the direction against a stream's current
  • Adverb:
    toward the source or against the current
    against the current

Word Origin

upstream (adv.)
also up-stream, 1680s, from up (adv.) + stream (n.). As an adjective from 1838.

Antonym

adj.

downstream

Example

1. However , they increase profits from upstream hydrocarbon production .
2. But teachers like him were individuals swimming upstream .
3. Sinopec has also expanded its upstream production and attempted to secure crude oil resources .
4. Photo taken in 1871 , from expedition camp 8 , looking upstream .
5. But it wants access to china 's gas distribution networks to complement upstream supply .

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