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Definition of Downland
1. Noun. An area of rolling downs, often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Downland
1. a rolling treeless upland [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downland
Literary usage of Downland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hawthorn and Lavender, with Other Verses by William Ernest HENLEY (1901)
"HAWTHORN AND LAVENDER __ _ Shadow and gleam on the downland Under the low Spring
sky, Shadow and gleam in my spirit— Why? ..."
2. Settlement and Land Use in Micheldever Hundred, Hampshire, 700-1100 by Eric C. Klingelhöfer (1991)
"The cemeteries of the Hampshire downland sites surprisingly have not yet come to
light; the pagan cemeteries of the Micheldever region are on the valley ..."
3. Golf Guide Britain and Ireland 2004 by Hunter Publishing, Incorporated (2004)
"downland course overlooking the sea. 18 holes, 6216 yards. SSS 70. ... downland
course with spectacular views of Sussex countryside. 18 holes, 6220 yards. ..."
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