downs

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present tense third-person singular of down entry 3

plural of down entry 5, down entry 6

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Downs

geographical name

ˈdau̇nz

two ranges of hills in southeastern England see north downs, south downs

roadstead in the English Channel along the east coast of Kent, protected by the Goodwin Sands

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