downstream

Etymology

From down- + stream.

adj

1. Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
   She lives downstream from the dam.
2. (figurative) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
   1. (computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
   2. (biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.

adv

1. Following the path of a river or stream
   We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

verb

1. To stream downward.