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Adjective(1) in the direction against a stream's current
Adverb(1) toward the source or against the current,against the current(2) toward the source or against the current(3) against the current

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(1) The 30 ft-long fin whale was in danger of being beached on a mud bank in a shallow river upstream from Oysterhaven.(2) The company's annual output also now establishes it as Canada's second-largest upstream producer.(3) Heavey said that Tullow, as an upstream producer, will benefit in the short term if oil prices take longer to fall back to $22 a barrel.(4) In our case, the reference set was the upstream sequences of all the Arabidopsis genes.(5) By January 4, angling clubs were reporting difficulties as the River Ouse was frozen upstream of Rawcliffe.(6) Two large streams joined the Tomahawk River approximately one-half mile upstream from the dam.(7) After the long, straight stretch the river continues on upstream for many more kilometres.(8) Follow the river upstream , ignoring another path to the left, and drop down to a weir and boardwalk by the river that leads to a track.(9) The company had three other projects upstream of the river.(10) Sitting 100 miles upstream of where the river pours into the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans quickly became an important port.(11) As we continued upstream the river narrowed between vertical rock banks and at the Lower Force dropped in a single sheet.(12) If you swim upstream in the river and struggle against the flow you give yourself a hard time and achieve nothing.(13) In the August sunshine the salmon battle their way upstream against the fast flowing creek.(14) It felt heavy as it hugged the bottom, slowly moving out in the flow then upstream .(15) The sequences upstream and downstream of the R-genes were examined to determine if clustering of genes could be detected.(16) Lava flowing into waterways could create a hazard in the rivers upstream and enough ash would be carried by the wind to endanger aircraft and communities in the wind's direction.
Related Words
(1) swim upstream
Synonyms
Adverb
1. upriver


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

There's some excellent fishing upstream,
under the waterfall.

There's some excellent fishing UPSTREAM, under the waterfall.

Vikings Season 1, Episode 9


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