2. Adjective. That has been brought down ¹
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Definition of Downed
1. down [v] - See also: down
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downed
Literary usage of Downed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"I come in to feel if I could throw 'im, an' 'e got me one on the mouth that downed
me an' — look 'ere! ..."
2. Seven Firefights in Vietnam by John A. Cash (1985)
"downed CREW LEAVES POPULAR FORCES COMPOUND for rescue helicopter. "See if you
can signal them to come down here," said Hunt. But the Vietnamese seemed to be ..."
3. Army Life of an Illinois Soldier: Including a Day by Day Record of Sherman's by Charles Wright Wills (1906)
"Forty downed the Rebel and choked him until he surrendered. Some 26th boys captured
a Rebel colonel after we crossed the Congaree creek. ..."
4. The Lives of William McKinley and Garret A. Hobart, Republican Presidential by Henry Benajah Russell (1896)
"ELECTED GOVERNOR IN 1891 — McKINLEY COULD NOT BE downed. McKinley Returns to
Washington — His Defeat Really a Victory —Regarded as a Hero rather than a ..."
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