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midstream

midstream noun: the middle of a stream or river.

Noun

midstream (usually uncountable, plural midstreams)

  1. (usually) The middle of a stream or river.

Adverb

midstream (not comparable)

  1. in midstream
    • moored midstream
    • some of them got caught midstream by the tide
  2. (figuratively) in midstream, abruptly
    • the most difficult thing in a fast game of rugby is to change course midstream
    • But it was in the middle of this process that he had met Ms. Lukoji, and he opted not to change his application midstream to take his marriage into account.2018 January 19, Matt Katz, “Leaving Africa, and Living in Limbo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of midstream

pluralmidstreams

Origin of midstream

From mid- + stream.

Words formed from midstream

Phrases with midstream

Questions about midstream

What does midstream mean?
Midstream means the middle of a stream or river.
What part of speech is midstream?
Midstream can be a noun or an adverb.
What is the plural of midstream?
The plural of midstream is midstreams.

Words near midstream in the dictionary

  1. midstorm
  2. midstory
  3. midstout
  4. midstrata
  5. midstratum
  6. midstream
  7. midstreams
  8. midstreet
  9. midstrength
  10. midstretch
  11. midstriatum

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