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Downing

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.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

Equivalents

Русскийсби́тие
日本語一気飲み
العربيةالاسقاط
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Ελληνικάκατάρριψη

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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See also

Downing effect Downing Street Downingtown downland downlands downlead

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