North Downs

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a range of chalk hills in southeastern England, south of the Thames, extending west to east about 100 miles (160 kilometers): Highest peak, Leith Hill, 965 feet (294 meters).

Word History and Origins

Origin of North Downs¹

First recorded in 1815–20

Example Sentences

In North Downs as much as 90,000 were lost, but this is a rare instance.

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I rather fancy it was those North Downs, for the road went off into grass, and I got into another wood.

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At a few points, however, as at Gravesend, spurs of the North Downs descend directly upon the shore.

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Very good; it is not far, though a stiffish pull, to Ash on the top of the North Downs.

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It lies at the foot of the North Downs in the pleasant valley of the river Mole.

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