upper reaches

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• river upper reaches — upper end of a river or stream …   English contemporary dictionary

• reaches — [plural] ► the highest or lowest levels of an organization or system: the higher/lower/upper reaches of sth »Many shares on the lower reaches of the stock market have enjoyed a buoyant run. Main Entry: ↑reach …   Financial and business terms

• reaches — [[t]ri͟ːtʃiz[/t]] 1) N PLURAL: usu the adj N of n The upper, middle, or lower reaches of a river are parts of a river. The upper reaches are nearer to the river s source and the lower reaches are nearer to the sea into which it flows. This year… …   English dictionary

• upper — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 in a higher position than something else: the upper lip 2 near or at the top of something: The monkeys live in the upper branches. 3 have/gain the upper hand to have more power than someone else, so that you are… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Upper Peirce Reservoir — Infobox lake lake name = Upper Peirce Reservoir image lake = Quincey s shot in 2007.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = coords = coord|1|22|03|N|103|48|07|E|region:SG type:waterbody|display=inline,title type =… …   Wikipedia

• Upper Mississippi River — Infobox River | river name = Upper Mississippi River caption = The Upper Mississippi River near Harpers Ferry, Iowa origin = Lake Itasca, Minnesota coord|47.253|N|95.212|W| mouth = Cairo, Illinois (flows into Lower Mississippi River)… …   Wikipedia

• upper — up|per1 [ ʌpər ] adjective only before noun *** ▸ 1 higher than something else ▸ 2 near/at the top of something ▸ 3 higher in status ▸ 4 to the north ▸ 5 away from coast ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) higher than something else, especially one of two things… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• upper — I UK [ˈʌpə(r)] / US [ˈʌpər] adjective [only before noun] *** 1) higher than something else, especially one of two things that are a pair He had a scar on his upper lip. You ll be able to see more if you sit on the upper deck of the bus. 2) near… …   English dictionary

• upper — up|per1 W2 [ˈʌpə US er] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: up] 1.) in a higher position than something else ≠ ↑lower ▪ the upper lip 2.) near or at the top of something ≠ ↑lower ▪ the upper floors of a building ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Upper Pohatcong Mountain — is a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains of northwestern New Jersey in the United States. It is located in eastern Warren County, and extends northeast of Washington approximately 6 mi (10 km) to the vicinity of Hackettstown. The ridge has an… …   Wikipedia

• (the) upper reaches of something — …   Useful english dictionary