upstream

[US]/'ʌpstriːm/
[UK]/ˌʌp'strim/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. & adj. moving in the opposite direction to the flow of a river; towards the source.

Phrases & Collocations

upstream flow

upstream development

upstream oil

upstream market

upstream slope

upstream water

upstream face

swimming upstream

upstream side

Example Sentences

paddling upstream; upstream traffic.

We swam upstream against the current.

A water vole swam vigorously upstream.

The ice blocks up the river, making the upstream water unable to flow.

Its submerged requirement is overtopped lockage, thus submerged depth unnecessary for upstream surface over the top of inlet.

The company is looking to expand its operations upstream in the supply chain.

We need to paddle upstream to reach the campsite.

The environmental impact assessment will consider the effects of the project both downstream and upstream.

The salmon swim upstream to spawn.

The team identified a bottleneck in the upstream process that was causing delays.

The pollution in the river is coming from upstream factories.

He decided to hike upstream along the river to explore the untouched wilderness.

The company is investing in technology to improve efficiency upstream in the production process.

The villagers rely on fishing in the upstream river for their livelihood.

The government is implementing measures to protect the upstream watershed.

Real-world Examples

Persevering in prayer is like rowing a boat upstream… .

Source: 2019 ITERO - The One New Man Fulfilling God’s Purpose

Ethiopia is working on a huge dam to contain water upstream.

Source: VOA Special April 2023 Collection

You're kind of swimming upstream with those.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

It may have caught on fire or sank 50 miles upstream and floated here during floods.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2022 Compilation

Now, upstream, the water is flowing pretty slowly.

Source: The wonders of the universe.

The current is too strong to return upstream.

Source: America The Story of Us

" Two miles upstream, " said Tom. " A league at most" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Those that make it upstream develop into opaque elvers.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Because the impact is not only where the dam actually is, you impact everything upstream and everything downstream.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The goals are based on what the OGCI members call " upstream carbon intensity" .

Source: VOA Special English: World

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