Downriver
(adverb)
- In the direction that the current of a river flows.
- Along or near the course of a river.
- Toward the mouth of a river.
Origin:
From down + river.
Examples:
- The canoe drifted downriver with the current.
- We hiked downriver to the next village.
- The barge is traveling downriver to the port.
- Fishermen caught a lot of salmon downriver from the dam.
- The pollution is spreading downriver and affecting wildlife.