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单词 downriver
释义

downriver

[ doun-riv-er ]
/ ˈdaʊnˈrɪv ər /

adverb, adjective

with or in the direction of the current of a river: logs floating downriver.

Origin of downriver

First recorded in 1885–90; down1 + river1

Words nearby downriver

downrange, downrate, downregulation, downrigger, downright, downriver, downs, downscale, downshift, downshifting, downside
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Example sentences from the Web for downriver

  • He was riding with the advance of Giltner's brigade, double-quicking it downriver to Keller's Bridge.

    Ride Proud, Rebel!|Andre Alice Norton
  • And in the morning there was a cockleshell of a boat oared in by one of the men who had found it downriver.

    Ride Proud, Rebel!|Andre Alice Norton
  • Umas-kwitšit-patše and his people slept at Selye'aye-'itš-patše, downriver from them.

    Seven Mohave Myths|A. L. Kroeber
  • Then, downriver, she saw a canoe gliding over the glistening water.

    Shaman|Robert Shea
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