downstream
/ˌdaʊnˈstriːm/adverb
उच्चारण डाउन्स्ट्रीम
धारा के साथ, नदी के बहाव की दिशा में, अनुप्रवाह
Core word
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~ (of/from sth)
in the direction in which a river flows
धारा के साथ, नदी के बहाव की दिशा में, अनुप्रवाह
- The boat drifted downstream.
- The dam is ten kilometres downstream of the town.
- The raft floated downstream with the current.
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- Factory waste was dumped into the river and carried downstream.
- The bridge is a few kilometres downstream from the old temple.
Opposite upstream
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technical
at a later stage in a process
(किसी प्रक्रिया के) बाद के चरण में
- Mistakes made early on can cause problems downstream.
- A delay in raw material will affect the printing and delivery downstream.
- Changes in the law will have effects downstream for many small businesses.
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- Problems in the supply chain show up downstream in shops.
- Errors at the design stage cost far more to fix downstream.
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[usually before noun]
situated or moving in the direction in which a river flows
धारा की दिशा में स्थित, अनुप्रवाही
- the downstream villages
- Farmers in the downstream villages depend on water released from the dam.
- Pollution has reached the downstream towns.
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- The downstream flow of the river slows near the delta.
- Villages on the downstream side of the dam were given early warnings.
Opposite upstream
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flow / sail / float downstream (adverb)
Downstream is an adverb for movement in the direction of the current, with no preposition before it.
'Downstream' धारा की दिशा में गति बताने वाला adverb है; इससे पहले preposition नहीं आता।
- The leaves floated downstream.
- The waste is carried downstream by the current.
downstream from sth
Use from to name the place you compare with, as in downstream from the dam.
तुलना के स्थान के लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है, जैसे 'downstream from the dam'।
- Villages downstream from the dam were told to move.
downstream + noun (adjective use)
As an adjective it describes things lower along a river, or later steps in a process.
Adjective के रूप में यह नदी के निचले भाग या किसी प्रक्रिया के बाद के चरणों का वर्णन करता है।
- Downstream pollution affects fishermen.
- Downstream industries depend on crude oil.
downstream (figurative, business)
In industry, downstream refers to later stages such as refining and selling, after raw material is produced.
उद्योग में 'downstream' कच्चा माल बनने के बाद के चरण (refining, बिक्री) को कहते हैं।
- The company moved downstream into retail.
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verb + downstream
flowdriftswimwashmovecarry sth
- The flood carried huts downstream.
downstream + noun
villagespollutioneffectsindustriesusersflow
- Downstream users receive less water in summer.
adverb + downstream
furtherjusta few milesfarimmediately
- The ghats lie a few miles downstream.
downstream + abstract
impactconsequencescostsbenefits
- The tax change will have downstream consequences for small shops.
downstream + sector
refiningretaildistributionpackaging
- Downstream refining is often more profitable than drilling.
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- The raft slowly moved downstream towards the town.
बेड़ा धीरे-धीरे नदी के बहाव की दिशा में शहर की ओर बढ़ा।
- Chemicals poured into the river harm farmers living downstream.
नदी में डाले गए रसायन नीचे की ओर रहने वाले किसानों को नुकसान पहुँचाते हैं।
- Radhika studied the downstream effects of the new dam for her project.
राधिका ने अपने project के लिए नए बाँध के निचले क्षेत्र पर पड़ने वाले प्रभावों का अध्ययन किया।
- A delay in the mill affects every downstream business.
मिल में देरी का असर आगे के हर कारोबार पर पड़ता है।
- Mistakes at the design stage cause problems downstream.
डिज़ाइन के चरण की गलतियाँ आगे चलकर समस्याएँ पैदा करती हैं।
- The fishing boats followed the current downstream at dawn.
मछली पकड़ने वाली नौकाएँ भोर में धारा के साथ नीचे की ओर चलीं।
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✗ The boat went to downstream.
✓ The boat went downstream.
Downstream is an adverb and takes no preposition before it.
'Downstream' adverb है; इससे पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Antonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
In boat and stream questions in mathematics, the speed downstream is the speed of the boat plus the speed of the stream.
गणित के boat and stream प्रश्नों में downstream की चाल नाव की चाल और धारा की चाल का योग होती है।