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Downing

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verb/ˈdaʊnɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of downform-ofgerundparticiple

noun/ˈdaʊnɪŋ/
  1. 1

    An occasion on which something is downed.

    • In several recent helicopter downings, the attackers used a variety of weapons[…].
  2. 2

    A defeat.

    • 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.

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