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
MiŁOszMEE-wawshPolish
Subramanian-Tamil
AddisonAD-i-sənEnglish
Dickson['diksn]
AnsonAN-sənEnglish
Ballester['bælistə]