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Meaning of downstream

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

downstream

verb

Definitions

  1. To stream downward.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid

    Example: She lives downstream from the dam.

  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

Definitions

  1. Following the path of a river or stream

    Example: We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.