Upstream Meaning and Definition
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Word: Upstream
How to pronounce: ʌpˈstriːm
Adverb
Definitions:
1. In the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows; nearer to the source.
Example sentences: "A lone motor cruiser rumbled upstream"
2. In or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place earlier than at a given point.
3. At a stage in the process of gas or oil extraction and production before the raw material is ready for refining.
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Moving or situated in the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows.
2. Situated in or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place earlier than at a given point.
3. Relating to the stages in the process of gas or oil extraction and production before the raw material is ready for refining.
Synonyms:
head water
headrace
headwater
ascending streams
updraught
ascending current
upriver
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Spanish: Ascendente
German: Vorgelagert
French:
Italian: Controcorrente
Turkish: Akıntıya karşı