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Uncommondownstream
The correct spelling is downstream.
How to pronounce downstream
verb
Say it like: Dow-nst-ree-m
The correct spelling is downstream. To stream downward. For example: "She lives downstream from the dam."
Usage Examples
“She lives downstream from the dam.”
“We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To stream downward.
adjective
- 1.Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid
- 2.In the direction from the server to the client.
- 3.Towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule.
- 4.(metaphoric) Influenced by something; being a consequence of something.
adverb
- 1.Following the path of a river or stream
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