downing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of down

noun

1. An occasion on which something is downed.

   “In several recent helicopter downings, the attackers used a variety of weapons[…].”

2. A defeat.

   “This was not just a downing of fierce rivals for the home side, it was three precious points to go towards their quest to stay in the top flight.”

name

1. A surname.
2. A city in Schuyler County, Missouri.
3. A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal)Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge.