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downriver

/dˌaʊnɹˈɪvɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
down-riv-er
IPA
/dˌaʊnɹˈɪvɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Closer to the mouth of a river.

adv

Travelling in the direction of the river current.

name

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ Proto-Italic *reipā Latin rīpa Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin rīpārius Early Medieval Latin rīpāria Anglo-Norman rivierebor. Middle English ryver English river English downriver From down- + river.

Inflected Forms

more downriver (comparative) most downriver (superlative) down-river (alternative)

Synonyms

downstream

Rhymes With

river deliver liver giver shiver sliver quiver upriver mciver mcivor

Questions

How do you pronounce downriver?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˌaʊnɹˈɪvɚ/.
What does downriver mean?
Closer to the mouth of a river.
Where does downriver come from?
Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ Proto-Italic *reipā Latin rīpa Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin rīpārius Early Medieval Latin rīpāria Anglo-Norman rivierebor. Middle English ryver English river English downriver From down- + river.

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