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  Downs

  noun

  any of various ranges of low chalk hills in S England, esp the South Downs in Sussex
• downs
  downs

  plural noun

  rolling upland, esp in the chalk areas of S Britain, characterized by lack of trees and used mainly as pasture

Downs

¹ British  

/ 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

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downs ² British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

And Nick Jensen’s distemper-and-oil canvases at Tara Downs feel like encountering a Degas in a dream, which begins to rapidly dissolve as we wake up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The son of Bolt d’Oro captured the Grade 3 Street Sense last fall over 1 1/16 miles at Churchill Downs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Many, based in the coastal province of Shandong, received protection from local officials who valued the jobs they created, including helping the teapots take advantage of loopholes in the tax system, according to Downs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

What you really want to know, though, is what time the horses actually will break from the gate at Churchill Downs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

And that’s when we notice the music of Carbonel Downs is competing with the Noise of men now crossing the bridge.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness