Meanings
downriver1
adjectivedownriver (comparative more downriver, superlative most downriver)
comparative more downriver · superlative most downriver · alternative down-river
- Closer to the mouth of a river.
My house is downriver to his.
adverbdownriver (comparative more downriver, superlative most downriver)
comparative more downriver · superlative most downriver · alternative down-river
- Travelling in the direction of the river current.
It is easier to paddle downriver.
Synonyms: downstream
Downriver2
proper 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbTravelling in the direction of the river current.
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Origin
- Englishdown-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁reyp-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁réyp-eh₂
- Proto-Italic*reipā
- Latinrīpa
- Latinrīpārius
- Early Medieval Latinrīpāria
- Anglo-Normanriviere
- Middle Englishryver
- Englishriver
- Englishdownriver
Translations
Bulgarian надолу по реката, надолу по течението
- надолу по реката (nadolu po rekata)travelling in the direction of the river current
- надолу по течението (nadolu po tečenieto)travelling in the direction of the river current
German flussabwärts
- flussabwärtstravelling in the direction of the river current
Cite this entry
APA
downriver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downriver
MLA
“downriver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downriver. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downriver,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downriver.
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