downbound

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9

Definition of downbound

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Moving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level.
    “All downbound vessels shall enter Lake Erie through the East Outer Channel east of Detroit River Light ...”
    “year unknown, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Hearings Of the tonnage downbound, 11,946,000 gross tons was destined to ports on Lake Ontario ...”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Moving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level.
    “All downbound vessels shall enter Lake Erie through the East Outer Channel east of Detroit River Light ...”
    “year unknown, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Hearings Of the tonnage downbound, 11,946,000 gross tons was destined to ports on Lake Ontario ...”

adv

  1. (not-comparable)Moving down.

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Etymology

From down + -bound.

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