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upriver

/ˌʌpˈrɪvə(r)/adverb

उच्चारण अप्रिवर

नदी के ऊपरी भाग की ओर, धारा के विपरीत

Core word

adverb
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    ~ (from sth)

    towards or at a point nearer the place where a river starts

    नदी के ऊपरी भाग की ओर, धारा के विपरीत

    • The boat sailed upriver to Varanasi.
    • The village is ten kilometres upriver.

    Synonyms upstream

    Opposite downriver downstream

adjective/ˈʌprɪvə(r)/
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    [only before noun]

    situated nearer the place where a river starts

    नदी के ऊपरी भाग में स्थित

    • upriver towns
    • The upriver villages were cut off for days by the flood.