sail up a river



sail up a river

to travel upstream on a river in a boat or ship. We sailed up the Amazon River in a large, seagoing ship. It was not possible to sail up the Mississippi as far as we wanted.
See also: river, sail, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CoreyKAWR-eeEnglish
Livie-French, Czech
Marielle-French
Muirchertach-Irish
Deannedee-ANEnglish
Alphonzoal-FAHN-zoEnglish (Rare)