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Downs.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A surname.

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  1. The South Downs.

    Let's go for a walk on the Downs.
  2. A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.

  3. Tothill Fields Bridewell, a prison located in the Westminster area of central London between 1618 and 1884.

    UK · historical · obsolete · slang
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.