Downs

¹

/ daʊnz /

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

downs

²

/ daʊnz /

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

Example Sentences

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

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North-east England, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, East Anglia, Thames, Wessex, Solent and South Downs are currently classed as areas "in prolonged dry weather", the phase before drought.

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Downs attributes her rapid growth since to a combination of hard work and raw talent.

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Summer signing Damion Downs is the big hope, but new manager Will Still has already talked about needing more quality in the final third.

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More than 60,000 people are expected to attend the sold out event at Matterley Estate in the South Downs National Park, which runs until Sunday.

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