Meanings
nounupper reaches (uncountable)
- uncountableThis entry is a translation hub.The highest or most northerly extremes of something.
the upper reaches of the Amazon.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 上游, 上流
- 上游 (shàngyóu)the part of a river that is near where it begins
- 上流 (shàngliú)the part of a river that is near where it begins
Finnish yläjuoksu
- yläjuoksuthe part of a river that is near where it begins
German Oberlauf
- Oberlaufthe part of a river that is near where it begins
Hungarian felső szakasz/folyás, felső szint
- felső szakasz/folyásthe part of a river that is near where it begins
- felső szintthe part of a river that is near where it begins
Japanese 上流, 川上
- 上流 (jōryū)the part of a river that is near where it begins
- 川上 (kawakami)the part of a river that is near where it begins
- 水上 (minakami)the part of a river that is near where it begins
Korean 상류, 물위
- 상류 (sangnyu)the part of a river that is near where it begins
- 물위 (murwi)the part of a river that is near where it begins
Vietnamese thượng lưu, thượng nguồn
- thượng lưuthe part of a river that is near where it begins
- thượng nguồnthe part of a river that is near where it begins
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APA
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MLA
“upper reaches.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upper%20reaches. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upper reaches,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upper%20reaches.
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