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downwards

/ ˈ岹ʊԷə /

adverb

  1. from a higher to a lower place, level, etc

  2. from an earlier time or source to a later

    from the Tudors downwards

“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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Shaun Pollock said as the lift at the Lord's media centre plummeted downwards shortly after stumps on day three.

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"He lifted the sword above his head and then swung it downwards towards Daniel's head and neck area. Daniel instantly fell to the ground," he said.

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"Everyone from the director general downwards acknowledges the seriousness caused," he said.

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The idea is for the flaps of the front wing to bend downwards under load at speed, reducing drag, before moving back up to increase downforce for corners.

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She said Clifford had been left paralysed from the chest downwards after turning the crossbow on himself later that day in Lavender Hill Cemetery, Enfield.

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