upriver

adverb or adjective

up·riv·er ˈəp-ˈri-vər

: toward or at a point nearer the source of a river

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The species has also been known to travel several miles upriver from the Gulf of Mexico, TPWD reports. —

Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 May 2024 At the end of Outer Banks Season 3, Ward, Big John, and the Pogues journey upriver toward El Tesoro. —

Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 Maryland Department of the Environment spokesperson Jay Apperson said Wednesday that the samples were taken upriver and downstream of the crash site, and that these are the first results. —

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024 California Patt Morrison: Behind the privacy hedges and block walls stand L.A.’s notable and notorious homes July 17, 2024 Yet for centuries, the best of France’s goods and goodies have floated upriver or flowed downhill for the care and feeding of Paris. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for upriver