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downstream

verb

Meaning

  • To stream downward.

adjective

Meaning

  • Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid

    "She lives downstream from the dam."

  • In the direction from the server to the client.

  • Towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule.

  • (metaphoric) Influenced by something; being a consequence of something.

adverb

Meaning

  • Following the path of a river or stream

    "We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes."