Used in a Sentence

downriver

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for downriver.

Editorial note

Part of the problem is that something like 40% of houses had septic systems, so cities downriver from atlanta did not get enough water.

Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech3

Quick take

Travelling in the direction of the river current.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of downriver gathered in one view.

adverb

Travelling in the direction of the river current.

adjective

Closer to the mouth of a river

noun

A region of the Detroit metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan south of Detroit, along the western shore of the Detroit River covering 18 municipalities, Allen Park, Brownstown Charter Township, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile Township, Huron Charter Township, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven and, Wyandotte.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for downriver.

adverb

Travelling in the direction of the river current.

adjective

Closer to the mouth of a river

noun

A region of the Detroit metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan south of Detroit, along the western shore of the Detroit River covering 18 municipalities, Allen Park, Brownstown Charter Township, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile Township, Huron Charter Township, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven and, Wyandotte.

Example sentences

1

Part of the problem is that something like 40% of houses had septic systems, so cities downriver from atlanta did not get enough water.

2

If you live downriver from the Belgian GSK plant, don't drink river water, or swim in the river.

3

Reducing that does almost nothing - all the water used gets recycled downstream by the next city downriver.

4

Water sent to a municipal sewer is usually recycled by sending it downriver to the next city.

5

When necessary, they let these farmlands run full of water in a controlled way to prevent downriver cities from flooding.

6

It's basically impossible to waste water from a shower if you are on a public sewer, since the next city downriver uses it.

7

There's a second crossing across the Columbia, I-5, a few miles downriver of the above I-205 bridge.

8

I grew up in the Downriver area as well (Lincoln Park specifically, about which the less said the better).

9

Currently live downriver from Detroit - I disagree that the attitudes are more toxic.

10

So there would be a number of active zones at a time, each one slowly moving downriver, pushing back any invading carp in front of them.

11

So when the jumps cross the river, they're also moving downriver a little, until they get to a point where the valley isn't so steep anymore and the jumps get smaller again.

12

But I don't think they have as much control you suggest, I do believe they have obligations of letting amounts of water to go downriver for the farmers south of the dam.

Quote examples

1

Reducing that does almost nothing - all the water used gets recycled downstream by the next city downriver" Except in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and many other coastal cities, where the sewage outfall is in the ocean....

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use downriver in a sentence?

Part of the problem is that something like 40% of houses had septic systems, so cities downriver from atlanta did not get enough water.

What does downriver mean?

Travelling in the direction of the river current.

What part of speech is downriver?

downriver is commonly used as adverb, adjective, noun.