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Upriver   /ˌəprˈɪvər/   Listen
Upriver

adverb
1.
Toward the source or against the current.  Synonym: upstream.






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"Upriver" Quotes from Famous Books



... later found the Highlander well upon his way to Williamsburgh, walking through wood and field with his long stride, his heart warm within him, his mind filled with the thought of Truelove and the home that he would make for her in the rude, upriver country. Since the two had sat beneath the oak, clouds had gathered, obscuring the sun. It was now gray and cold in the forest, and presently snow began to fall, slowly, in large flakes, between ...
— Audrey • Mary Johnston

... islands that may have inspired the story. About 5 miles north (upriver) of Lumberville is Walls Island and Prahls Island where the river is aligned north/south, as shown on the map on page 16. About two miles east (downriver) is Eagle Island ...
— The Scientific American Boy - The Camp at Willow Clump Island • A. Russell Bond



Words linked to "Upriver" :   upstream, downriver, downstream



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