downstream
IPA: dˈaʊnstrˈim
verb
- To stream downward.
adjective
- Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
- (figurative) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
- (computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
- (biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
adverb
- Following the path of a river or stream
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Examples of "downstream" in Sentences
- The campground is downstream from the dam.
- The water is returned to the river downstream.
- The river is navigable downstream of the city.
- In the background is the downstream side of the dam.
- The deflagration may continue downstream of the arrester.
- The downstream front is no longer located at the bottleneck.
- The orifice communicates with the downstream end of the path.
- A test gutter is positioned on the downstream side of the target.
- Downstream are Crooked Falls and the Grand Falls of the Missouri.
- At the downstream end of the conveyor there is a stop for halting the products.
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