"Downs" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Downs
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Downs cell, Downs process, Hellings and Downs curve, Hellings-Downs curve
    Sense id: en-Downs-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Proper name

Forms: the Downs [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-prop|head=the Downs}} the Downs
  1. (Sussex) The South Downs. Categories (topical): Nicknames
    Sense id: en-Downs-en-name-61eK8yWC Disambiguation of Nicknames: 11 62 12 15 Categories (other): Sussex English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 55 23 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 59 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 63 15 15
  2. A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.
    Sense id: en-Downs-en-name-LpJgeJQE
  3. (UK, slang, obsolete, historical) Tothill Fields Bridewell, a prison located in the Westminster area of central London between 1618 and 1884. Tags: UK, historical, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Downs-en-name-D5Whf3ys Categories (other): British English
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