Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb & adjective Toward or near the source of a river; in the direction opposite to that of the current.

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  • adverb towards the source of a river
  • adverb against the current

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  • adverb toward the source or against the current

Etymologies

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up- +‎ river

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Examples

  • Interestingly, American shad do not feed on their journey upriver from the Atlantic Ocean.

    F&S Hook Shots, Episode 1: American Shad 2009

  • Records say it was built roughly a year after Britain's King James sent a crew of around 100 men, including Captain John Smith, to establish an outpost 40 miles upriver from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

    Where Pocahontas Said, 'I Do' 2010

  • More than 400,000 gallons of thick industrial fuel oil spilled just upriver from the Crescent City Connection in the collision early Wednesday morning between a tanker and a barge being pulled by a tugboat.

    Oil Spill on the Mississippi « Skid Roche 2008

  • Case in point, a few beavers had taken up upriver from a campground.

    Quick thoughts about Global Warming wendigomountain 2008

  • More than 400,000 gallons of thick industrial fuel oil spilled just upriver from the Crescent City Connection in the collision early Wednesday morning between a tanker and a barge being pulled by a tugboat.

    Oil Spill on the Mississippi « Skid Roche 2008

  • The work is scheduled to begin upriver, to protect the lake from aquatic weeds washed downriver during the height of the coming rainy season.

    Lake Chapala and Mexico 2004

  • About 600 yards upriver from the landing, EN2 Cota fell over the port side of the LCM at a point about 300 yards from the south bank of the Bassac River.

    Cota, Ernest K. 1968

  • The HARNETT COUNTY was anchored on the Bassac River some 2000 yards upriver from the Naval Supply

    Cota, Ernest K. 1968

  • DRD, a company based a few miles upriver from the French Quarter, was charged with violating the Ports and Waterways Safety Act and the Clean Water Act. The charges against DRD and Dantin, 46, were contained in two separate bills of information, which typically signal a plea deal.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • DRD, a company based a few miles upriver from the French Quarter, was charged with violating the Ports and Waterways Safety Act and the Clean Water Act. The charges against DRD and Dantin, 46, were contained in two separate bills of information, which typically signal a plea deal.

    daytondailynews.com - News 2010

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