upstream

upstream Definition

up·stream (up′strēm′, -strēm′)

adverb, adjective

upstream Telecom Definition

The signal direction from the customer premises to the network edge. See also downstream.

upstream Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

sump: Simon Brooks dived the upstream sump at the end of the final passage.
continuation: We had hoped it would enter a hypothesized upstream continuation.
bandwidth: The load balancing feature means double the upstream bandwidth is potentially available for use.
passage: On the left, the upstream passage is Ax Wars Inlet.
migration: They migrate up the rivers top spawn, and this upstream migration is known as the ' run ' .
oil: We are currently looking to finance an independent upstream oil and gas company in the CIS.

Modifying Another Word

far: Swimming upstream is easier Fortunes all depend on how far upstream chemicals companies are placed.
little: It was built a little upstream of the present strucutre and was paid for by Sir John de Cobham and Sir Robert Knolles.
just: The School Farm fishing is just upstream of Dunbridge.
back: It was back upstream to show Martin Clark the wilds of the Upper Thames.

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