- upriver
- Canadian SlangRefers to northwestern New Brunswick (Edmundston, Grand Falls, Florenceville, etc) in reference to it location from Saint John, at the southern end of the river.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
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upriver — ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE ▪ towards or situated at a point nearer the source of a river … English terms dictionary
upriver — [up′riv′ər] adv., adj. toward the source of a river; in the direction against the current of a river … English World dictionary
upriver — /up riv euhr/, adv., adj. in the direction of or nearer the source of a river: It s hard to paddle a canoe upriver; an upriver settlement of tribes. [1830 40, Amer.; UP + RIVER1] * * * … Universalium
upriver — adverb /ʌpˈrɪvə/ (say up rivuh) 1. along a river in the direction of its source: he lived five kilometres upriver from us. –adjective /ˈʌprɪvə/ (say uprivuh) 2. situated farther up the river. 3. moving or facing upriver. Compare downriver …
upriver — up|riv|er [ ʌp rıvər ] adverb in the opposite direction to the way a river flows: The boat headed upriver. ─ opposite DOWNRIVER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upriver — UK [ʌpˈrɪvə(r)] / US [ʌpˈrɪvər] adverb in the opposite direction to the way a river flows The boat headed upriver … English dictionary
upriver — adverb or adjective Date: 1774 toward or at a point nearer the source of a river … New Collegiate Dictionary
upriver — adverb a) towards the source of a river b) against the current Syn: upstream Ant: downriver … Wiktionary
upriver — up|riv|er [ˌʌpˈrıvə US ər] adv away from the sea towards the place where a river begins … Dictionary of contemporary English
upriver — see up river … English dictionary
