DOWNRIVER

Meaning of DOWNRIVER in English

/down"riv"euhr/ , adv. , adj.

with or in the direction of the current of a river: logs floating downriver.

[ 1885-90; DOWN 1 + RIVER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DOWNRIVER — adverb or adjective Date: 1760 toward or at a point nearer the mouth of a river
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOWNRIVER — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb (or adjective) Etymology: down (III) + river : from, toward, or at a point near the mouth of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWNRIVER — adv. down a river, in the direction that a river flows
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOWNRIVER — adverb or adjective Date: 1760 : toward or at a point nearer the mouth of a river
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWNRIVER — ■ adverb & adjective towards or situated at a point nearer the mouth of a river.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOWNRIVER — [down.riv.er] adv or adj (1852): toward or at a point nearer the mouth of a river
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOWNRIVER — downriver BrE AmE ˌdaʊn ˈrɪv ə ◂ AmE \ - ə r ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOWNRIVER — / daʊnˈrɪvə(r); NAmE / adverb = downstream
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWNRIVER — down ‧ riv ‧ er /daʊnˈrɪvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb in the direction that the water in a river …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWNRIVER — see down-river
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWNRIVER — see down-river
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DOWNRIVER — adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The bridge was a mile downriver .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWNRIVER — [adverb], [adjective] - downstream
Cambridge English vocab
DOWNRIVER — adv. Pronunciation: ' dau ̇ n- ' ri-v ə r Function: adverb or adjective Date: 1760 : toward or at …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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TAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAVEL — — travelable , adj. /trav"euhl/ , v. , traveled, traveling or ( esp. Brit. ) travelled, travelling , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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NILE RIVER
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DOWN-RIVER — also downriver Something that is moving down-river is moving towards the mouth of a river, from a point further up …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN-RIVER — also downriver Something that is moving ~ is moving towards the mouth of a river, from a point further up …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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