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upstream (adv.)

also up-stream, 1680s, from up (adv.) + stream (n.). As an adjective from 1838.

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Definitions of upstream from WordNet
1
upstream (adv.)
toward the source or against the current;
Synonyms: upriver
2
upstream (adj.)
in the direction against a stream's current;
From wordnet.princeton.edu