downriver
adverb or adjective
down·riv·er
ˈdau̇n-ˈri-vər 
: toward or at a point nearer the mouth of a river
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Bystanders cut the rope and took him downriver but failed to revive him.
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The Editors, Outside Online, 10 June 2015
Scarcely had the trio pushed off than the Kentucky’s rapid current sped them downriver to the ominous north bank, where five warriors—three Shawnee and two Cherokee—snatched the girls and vanished into the forest.
—Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2021
The Superfund cleanup sites are downriver from the century-old plant, which for decades had released chemicals into the nearby waterways.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 20 May 2020
The reservation is also downriver from a former General Motors factory that is now a Superfund site.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
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The Editors, Outside Online, 10 June 2015
Scarcely had the trio pushed off than the Kentucky’s rapid current sped them downriver to the ominous north bank, where five warriors—three Shawnee and two Cherokee—snatched the girls and vanished into the forest.
—Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2021
The Superfund cleanup sites are downriver from the century-old plant, which for decades had released chemicals into the nearby waterways.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 20 May 2020
The reservation is also downriver from a former General Motors factory that is now a Superfund site.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
See All Example Sentences for downriver
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“Downriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downriver. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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