DOWNS
\dˈa͡ʊnz], \dˈaʊnz], \d_ˈaʊ_n_z]\
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Elevations of sand thrown up by the wind; broad ridges of elevated land near the sea, covered with close and fine turf; a flattish-topped hill; the Downs, a well-known road or anchorage-ground for shipping in the English Channel, near Deal.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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