midstreamnoun [ U ]
usuk/ˌmɪdˈstriːm/the middle of a river where the water flows fastest:
They slowly paddled the boat into midstream.
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Parts of watercourses
- artesian well
- backwater
- basin
- branch
- confluence
- delta
- estuary
- firth
- geyser
- head
- lock
- lock-keeper
- mooring
- narrows
- reach
- spring
- towpath
- tributary
- water table
- weir
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Idiom(s)
in midstream
midstreamadverb
usuk/ˌmɪdˈstriːm/in the middle of an activity, often one that is interrupted
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of watercourses
- artesian well
- backwater
- basin
- branch
- confluence
- delta
- estuary
- firth
- geyser
- head
- lock
- lock-keeper
- mooring
- narrows
- reach
- spring
- towpath
- tributary
- water table
- weir
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