downwards adverb

/ˈdaʊn.wədz/

/-wɚdz/ adv (US also downward)

Definition

towards a lower position

The road slopes gently downwards for a mile or two.

The water filters downwards through the rock for hundreds of feet.

He was lying face downwards on the pavement.

Casualty figures were revised downwards (= reduced) after the war had ended.

Compare: upwards

(Definition of downwards adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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