South Downs

American  

noun

1. a range of low hills, from Hampshire to East Sussex, in S England.

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South Downs British  

plural noun

1. a range of low hills in S England, extending from E Hampshire to East Sussex: proposed (since 1999) as a national park

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Example Sentences

The South Downs Social cafe in Winchester, which has been running for five years, has employed many teenagers, said owner Neil Wyatt.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

She had died while the couple were living in a tent on the South Downs in January that year.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

The Environment Agency also declared the Solent and South Downs were experiencing "prolonged dry weather".

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

She had died in a tent in the South Downs in January that year.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

The South Downs are a variety of sheep of decided merit; but have never, I think, been fully appreciated by the farmers of Michigan.

From Address delivered by Hon. Henry H. Crapo, Governor of Michigan, before the Central Michigan Agricultural Society, at their Sheep-shearing Exhibition held at the Agricultural College Farm, on Thursday, May 24th, 1866 by Crapo, Henry Howland