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upstream
CIDE DICTIONARY
upstream, adv.
Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
upstream, adv. & adj.
--adv. against the flow of a stream etc.
--adj. moving upstream.
--adv. against the flow of a stream etc.
--adj. moving upstream.
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