downhill
IPA: dˈaʊnhˈɪɫ
noun
- (uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
- (countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
- A coastal village and beach (Downhill Strand) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
- A hamlet in St Eval parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8669).
- A northern suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3559).
verb
- To take part in downhill skiing.
adjective
- Located down a slope or hill.
- Going down a slope or a hill.
- (by extension) Easy.
adverb
- Down a slope.
- (by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.
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Examples of "downhill" in Sentences
- The school is going downhill, and downhill fast.
- He surprisingly went to the top in the downhill race.
- Things begin to go downhill for the penniless Xingxing.
- Crash survivor heard brakes screech as bus sped downhill.
- The article states that the increment direction goes downhill.
- A strenuous downhill hike then ends at the bottom of the waterfall.
- The penstock feeds the water downhill to the power station's turbines.
- All the sewage from the new buildings drained downhill, into the Gowanus.
- A unique feature was the uphill backstretch and the downhill frontstretch.
- On steep terrains falling trees can slide downhill and become irretrievable.