downs

/ (daʊnz) /


pl n
  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. Australian and NZ a flat grassy area, not necessarily of uplands

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British Dictionary definitions for Downs (2 of 2)

Downs

/ (daʊnz) /


nounthe Downs
  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

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