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Meaning of Downing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈdaʊnɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. An occasion on which something is downed.
  3. A city in Schuyler County, Missouri.
  4. A defeat.
  5. A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  6. Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge.

Equivalents

العربية الاسقاط
Ελληνικά κατάρριψη
日本語 一気飲み
Русский сби́тие

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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