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Downs

1

/ 岹ʊԳ /

noun

  1. any of various ranges of low chalk hills in S England, esp the South Downs in Sussex

  2. a roadstead off the SE coast of Kent, protected by the Goodwin Sands

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


downs

2

/ 岹ʊԳ /

plural noun

  1. Also called: downland.rolling upland, esp in the chalk areas of S Britain, characterized by lack of trees and used mainly as pasture

  2. a flat grassy area, not necessarily of uplands

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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