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downriver
adverb or adjective down·riv·er \ˈdau̇n-ˈri-vər\
: in the direction in which a river flows
Full Definition of DOWNRIVER
: toward or at a point nearer the mouth of a river
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First Known Use of DOWNRIVER
1760
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