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upbound

adj, adv — 2 senses

upbound

adj

Etymology From up- + bound or up + -bound.

1

Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

  • He took an upbound escalator.

upbound

adv

Etymology From up- + bound or up + -bound.

1

Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

  • The ore boat sailed upbound through the locks last week.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.