Upstream - English meaning

adverb

In the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows; nearer to the source.

Usage examples:

A lone motor cruiser rumbled upstream

adverb

In or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place earlier than at a given point.

adverb

At a stage in the process of gas or oil extraction and production before the raw material is ready for refining.

Usage examples:

He has also worked in communications, health, safety and environment at shell, and spent much of hi…

adjective

Moving or situated in the opposite direction from that in which a stream or river flows.

Usage examples:

The upstream stretch of the river

adjective

Situated in or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place earlier than at a given point.

adjective

Relating to the stages in the process of gas or oil extraction and production before the raw material is ready for refining.

adjective

Against the current toward the starting point of a river

Usage examples:

Rowing upstream was hard going.

adjective

Relating to something that happens earlier in a process or series of events

Usage examples:

The company's upstream business includes oil exploration and production., they are working upstream…