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downriver

downriver adjective: closer to the mouth of a river.

Adjective

downriver (comparative more downriver, superlative most downriver)

  1. Closer to the mouth of a river.
    • My house is downriver to his.

Adverb

downriver (comparative more downriver, superlative most downriver)

  1. Travelling in the direction of the river current.
    • It is easier to paddle downriver.
    Synonyms:
    downstream

Proper noun capitalized: Downriver

Downriver

  1. A region of the Detroit metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan south of Detroit, along the western shore of the Detroit River covering 18 municipalities, Allen Park, Brownstown Charter Township, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile Township, Huron Charter Township, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven and, Wyandotte.

Synonyms of downriver

Forms of downriver

Adjective
comparativemore downriver
superlativemost downriver
alternative formdown-river
Adverb
comparativemore downriver
superlativemost downriver

Origin of downriver

From down- + river.

Questions about downriver

What does downriver mean?
Downriver means closer to the mouth of a river.
What part of speech is downriver?
Downriver can be an adjective, an adverb or a proper noun.

Words near downriver in the dictionary

  1. downrigging
  2. downright
  3. downrightly
  4. downrightness
  5. downrights
  6. downriver
  7. downroute
  8. downrush
  9. downrushed
  10. downrushes
  11. downrushing

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