English Dictionary

Downs

name

(Sussex) the South Downs. / A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war. / A surname.

I went hiking in the South Downs.

意味（1）

(Sussex) the South Downs.

Let's just go for a walk on the Downs.

意味（2）

A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.

On the 11th [June, 1771] we run up the channel […] at noon we were abreast of Dover, and about three came to an anchor in the Downs, and went ashore at Deal.

意味（3）

A surname.