upstream
adjective/ˈʌpˌstriːm/
Frequency rank: #7,179 most common English word
Meaning
situated or moving in the direction toward the source of a stream or river; at an earlier stage in a process.
Example sentence
The scientists collected water samples from upstream areas to study the river's source.
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