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

The festival, which is in its 18th year, will be held at Matterley Estate in the South Downs National Park, near Winchester, from 12 to 16 August.

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This includes projects like one taking place on the South Downs.

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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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