Definition of "arriba" []

• Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, or elation. (interjection)

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• "Why do the waters flow, for the space of whole weeks, from the Havannah to Matanzas, and (to cite an example of the corriente por arriba, which is sometimes observed in the most eastern part of the main land during the prevalence of gentle winds) from La Guayra to Cape Codera and Cumana?"
• "The late announcer Bob Prince once described Clemente-inspired rallies with the Spanish word arriba, which roughly translates to "arise!" or "charge!""
• "(to cite an example of the corriente por arriba, which is sometimes observed in the most eastern part of the main land during the prevalence of gentle winds) from La Guayra to Cape Codera and Cumana?"