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Upriver

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

ad. Toward or near the source of a river; in the direction opposite to that of the current: rowing upriver; upriver rapids.

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ad. towards the source of a river

ad. against the current

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

ad. toward the source or against the current

Word Usage

"Records say it was built roughly a year after Britain's King James sent a crew of around 100 men, including Captain John Smith, to establish an outpost 40 miles upriver from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay."

Antonym

downstream downriver

Cross Reference

up the river up the creek without a paddle

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

upstream

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Liver deliver downriver giver liver quiver river shiver sliver

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

aft upstream a-fishing downstream touristy disappearing blue-jerseyed unclose stern-wheel lighterman