Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Toward or closer to the source of a stream; in the direction opposite to that of the current.
- adverb At an earlier point in a production process or supply chain.
- adjective Being or moving closer to the source of a stream; in the direction opposite to that of the current.
- adjective Earlier in a production process or supply chain.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To stream, flow, or flame up: as, upstreaming flames.
- Of or pertaining to the upper part of a stream; moving against the current.
- Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current: as, to row up-stream.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective in a
direction against theflow of acurrent orstream ;upriver - adjective oil industry involving
exploration andpre-production rather thanrefining andselling - adjective computing in the direction from the
client to theserver - adjective biology towards the
leading end (5'end) of aDNA molecule - adverb against the current
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb toward the source or against the current
- adjective in the direction against a stream's current
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Examples
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Note: The term upstream refers to exploration, low-sulfur gasolines and strengthened development, production, gas and power mar - keting, and U.S. coal businesses or activities. our position as the world's foremost The corporation has paid a dividend Downstream refers to the refining and market - supplier and marketer of motor fuels every year for more than a century. ing of petroleum products such as motor fuels and lubricants. and lubricants.
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Most of our profitability comes from what we call the upstream business, so we're producing oil from old fields that have been produced for years and years.
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Tackett found the artifact buried in mud and shale on the west side of the river, upstream from the South Main railroad trestle.
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My understanding is that they have already poisoned 5 miles of river upstream from the electronic barrier and found only one or two dead asian carp.
Update: Carp Causing Rift Among Great Lakes States, as Michigan Sues Illinois 2010
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Tackett found the artifact buried in mud and shale on the west side of the river, upstream from the South Main railroad trestle.
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Changing ports isnt going to make any difference either unless for some reason somebody upstream is throttling or otherwise slow queueing your traffic over those specific ports, and the TCP/IP setting to which you refer only apply to the browser.
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"This thing has the design of a disaster," said farmer Jim Gillooly (whose land lies immediately upstream from the bridge), speaking out at a hearing on a state permit for the project.
Carol Polsgrove: Indiana Farmers Fear a Cost-Cutting Plan to Carry I-69 Across a Floodplain on a Causeway Carol Polsgrove 2010
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My understanding is that they have already poisoned 5 miles of river upstream from the electronic barrier and found only one or two dead asian carp.
Update: Carp Causing Rift Among Great Lakes States, as Michigan Sues Illinois 2010
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InDOT is now sending landowners letters offering to buy flood easements for 92 parcels upstream from the bridge.
Carol Polsgrove: Indiana Farmers Fear a Cost-Cutting Plan to Carry I-69 Across a Floodplain on a Causeway Carol Polsgrove 2010
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Also, the poster upstream is absolutely correct that WWI still reverberates today.
Matthew Yglesias » Setting the Record Straight on Textbooks 2009
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