downstream

Formsfurther downstream, farther downstream, furthest downstream, farthest downstream

Formsfurther downstream, farther downstream, furthest downstream, farthest downstream

Formsdownstreams, downstreaming, downstreamed

1. 1
   adverb

   In the same direction that a river or stream flows.

   Like a toy boat carried along by the moving water.

   We floated downstream until we reached the old bridge.

   The empty bottle drifted downstream and out of sight.

   Similardownriver

   Oppositeupstream, upriver

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2. 2
   adjective

   Located further along the path that a river or other liquid flows.

   Like standing lower on a hill, where rainwater runs down toward you.

   The downstream farms drew their water from the same river.

   The flood reached the downstream town within a few hours.

   Similardownriver

   Oppositeupstream, upriver

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3. 3
   adjectivefiguratively

   Happening later because of something that came before.

   Like dominoes: when the first falls, the others fall after it.

   The new rule had many downstream effects on small shops.

   Higher food prices were a downstream result of the drought.

   Similarsubsequent, resulting, consequent, secondary

   Oppositeupstream

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4. 4
   adjectivefiguratively

   Going from a main computer to your own device.

   Like water flowing from a big tank down into the taps in your home.

   The downstream speed is fast enough to watch videos.

   You need a strong downstream connection to download big files.

   Oppositeupstream

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5. 5
   adjectivefiguratively

   Located toward the 3′ end of a piece of DNA.

   Like a point further along a road, measured from a fixed starting line.

   The downstream part of the gene was missing.

   Scientists checked the downstream region for changes.

   Oppositeupstream

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6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To release a software update to other developers and users who build on it.

   Like a big bakery sending fresh bread to the small shops that sell it.

   The team will downstream the security patch next week.

   They downstreamed the new version to all the distributions.

   Similarrelease, ship

   Oppositeupstream

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