DOWNSTREAM meaning: 1. in the direction a river or stream is flowing: 2. used to describe something that happens later…. Learn more.

If something happens downstream, it takes place during the refining or processing of crude oil into finished fuel products. The crude oil was not sold at the wellhead, but was transported …

The meaning of DOWNSTREAM is in the direction of or nearer to the mouth of a stream. How to use downstream in a sentence.

DOWNSTREAM definition: with or in the direction of the current of a stream. See examples of downstream used in a sentence.

Dec 14, 2025 · downstream (comparative further downstream or farther downstream, superlative furthest downstream or farthest downstream) Toward the lower part of a stream; with the …

• Thursday in the water about half a mile downstream from the vehicle. • The raft, predictably enough, was several hundred feet downstream in no position for any sort of rescue.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 down•stream /ˈdaʊnˈstrim/ adv. in the direction of the current of a stream. adj. relating to the later part of a …

Definition of downstream adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Toward or closer to the mouth of a stream; in the direction of the current: floated downstream. 2. At a later point in a production process or supply chain.

The next town is six miles downstream.