Downs

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.

proper noun

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The South Downs.
Let's go for a walk on the Downs.
2
A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.
On the 11th [June, 1771] we run up the channel […] at noon we were abreast of Dover, and about three came to an anchor in the Downs, and went ashore at Deal.
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historicalTothill Fields Bridewell, a prison located in the Westminster area of central London between 1618 and 1884.

download · A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote…downloading · The process by which something is downloaded.downright · Completely, wholly.

Downs · A surname.

downside · A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally…Downside · A number of places in England: A southern suburb of…downstairs · Located on a lower floor.

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