upbound
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From up- + bound or up + -bound.
Adjective
[edit]upbound (not comparable)
- Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
- He took an upbound escalator.
Adverb
[edit]upbound (comparative more upbound, superlative most upbound)
- Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
- The ore boat sailed upbound through the locks last week.
Quotations
[edit]- For quotations using this term, see Citations:upbound.