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downriver
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
downriver
(adverb)
downriver
/
ˈ
daʊn
ˈ
rɪvɚ/
adverb
downriver
/
ˈ
daʊn
ˈ
rɪvɚ/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOWNRIVER
:
in the direction in which a river flows
:
downstream
The raft drifted
downriver
.
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