Downs

¹

/ 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

downs

²

/ 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

Example Sentences

North-east England, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, East Anglia, Thames, Wessex, Solent and South Downs are currently classed as areas "in prolonged dry weather", the phase before drought.

From BBC

Downs attributes her rapid growth since to a combination of hard work and raw talent.

From Los Angeles Times

Summer signing Damion Downs is the big hope, but new manager Will Still has already talked about needing more quality in the final third.

From BBC

More than 60,000 people are expected to attend the sold out event at Matterley Estate in the South Downs National Park, which runs until Sunday.

From BBC

High on the Marlborough Downs, Mike Wilkins was testing his winter barley when I met him, breaking off their ears and grinding them in a small machine to see how dry the grain is.

From BBC