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downstream

[ doun-streem ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

with or in the direction of the current of a stream.

adjective

of or relating to the latter part of a process or system.
Genetics. with or in the direction of transcription, translation, or synthesis of a DNA, RNA, or protein molecule.

downstream

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adverb

in or towards the lower part of a stream; with the current
(in the oil industry) of or for the refining, distribution, or marketing of oil or its derived products Compare upstream

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Word History and Origins

Origin of downstream¹

First recorded in 1700–10; down ¹ + stream

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The next participant tried to copy her but was unable to align their SUP with the fish pass and was washed over its right hand side and swept downstream.

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Another issue that comes up each time there is water-related tension in the region is if the upstream country can "weaponise" water against the downstream country.

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"The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the top of the hill," he told Italian media on Thursday.

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"The emergency brake downstream worked but clearly not the one on the cabin that was about to reach the the top of the hill," he told Italian media.

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Andrew Breitbart, the late conservative website publisher, famously suggested “politics is downstream from culture.”

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