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Definition of upstream adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

upstream

adverb

NAmE//ˌʌpˈstrim//

(less frequent upriver) upstream (of/from something)

along a river, in the opposite direction to the way in which the water flows The nearest town is about ten miles upstream. upstream of/from the bridge opposite downstream

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