downriver

[ doun-riv-er ]

adverb

1. with or in the direction of the current of a river:

   logs floating downriver.

Word History and Origins

Origin of downriver¹

First recorded in 1885–90; down ¹ + river ¹

Example Sentences

Sunday about 19 miles downriver from where she disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times

But about 15 miles downriver from the dam, you’ll find Willow Beach and the Black Canyon Water Trail, a great place to kayak.

From Los Angeles Times

Scores of dams built upstream in China and Laos have reduced the river’s flow and the amount of sediment that it carries downriver to the sea.

From Seattle Times

About 500,000 salmon swam downriver, and tribal leaders said they expect these fish will flourish when they migrate back upstream in a few years to spawn in a free-flowing river.

From Los Angeles Times

Standing on a bluff overlooking Iron Gate Dam, Hillman watched the turbid, chocolate-colored water flowing from a tunnel and passing downriver.

From Los Angeles Times