adv
upriver
adv
1
Toward the source of a river, against the current.
"The boat struggled to move upriver."
adj
1
Located toward the source of a river.
"They found an upriver village that few tourists visit."
How to Use Upriver
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishToward where a river begins, rather than where it flows out.
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Word Forms
further upriver comparative, farther upriver comparative, further upriver comparative, farther upriver comparative, furthest upriver superlative, farthest upriver superlative, furthest upriver superlative, farthest upriver superlative
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Etymology
From up- + river.