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The canoe drifted into midstream.
What does Midstream mean?
Midstream means in the middle of a stream or process.
Dictionary definition
the middle part of a stream, process, or activity.
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They changed the plan midstream when new facts appeared.
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The word midstream can describe both a river's middle and the middle of an ongoing process.
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WordMidstream.
Partnoun, adverb.
MeaningMidstream means in the middle of a stream or process.
ExampleExample: The canoe drifted into midstream.
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- Syllables
- mid · streem
- Strongest beat
- mid
- Ending
- streem
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on mid.
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middlethe central part of something
halfway pointa point between the beginning and the end
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