Meanings
nounlower reaches (uncountable)
- uncountableThis entry is a translation hub.The lowest or most southerly extremes of something.
they responded with courage and character as the clock ticked down to rescue glory and a place in Portugal from the prospect of relegation into the lower reaches of the Uefa Nations League.
2018 November 18, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 1 Croatia”, in BBC Sport
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 下游, 下流
- 下游 (xiàyóu)the part of a river that is near where it ends
- 下流 (xiàliú)the part of a river that is near where it ends
Finnish alajuoksu
- alajuoksuthe part of a river that is near where it ends
German Unterlauf
- Unterlaufthe part of a river that is near where it ends
Hungarian alsó szakasz/folyás, alsó szint
- alsó szakasz/folyásthe part of a river that is near where it ends
- alsó szintthe part of a river that is near where it ends
Japanese 下流, 川下
- 下流 (karyū)the part of a river that is near where it ends
- 川下 (kawashimo)the part of a river that is near where it ends
Korean 하류, 물아래
- 하류 (haryu)the part of a river that is near where it ends
- 물아래 (murarae)the part of a river that is near where it ends
Romanian aval
- avalthe part of a river that is near where it ends
Russian низо́вье
- низо́вье (nizóvʹje)the part of a river that is near where it ends
Vietnamese hạ lưu, hạ nguồn
- hạ lưuthe part of a river that is near where it ends
- hạ nguồnthe part of a river that is near where it ends
Cite this entry
APA
lower reaches. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20reaches
MLA
“lower reaches.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20reaches. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lower reaches,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20reaches.
Source: lower reaches on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.