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Downriver

adj, adv, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Closer to the mouth of a river

    "My house is downriver to his."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Travelling in the direction of the river current.

    "It is easier to paddle downriver."

Adverb
  1. 1
    away from the source or with the current wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A region of the Detroit metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan south of Detroit, along the western shore of the Detroit River covering 18 municipalities, Allen Park, Brownstown Charter Township, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile Township, Huron Charter Township, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven and, Wyandotte.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From down- + river.

Etymology 2

From down- + river.

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