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downbound

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adj.1.leading in a downward direction.
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Adj.1.downbound - heading in any direction that is conventionally down; "a downbound channel"; "the downbound train"
down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"


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The normal downbound voyage to the Sault Ste Marie locks would be a 24 to 28-hour run for a "laker" like the Fitz.
Lost laker lamented: they still ring the bell at Detroit's Mariners ... by Lydecker, Ryck / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
He estimates loaded freighters downbound from Thunder Bay are, on average, leaving harbour 1,000 to 1,500 tons lighter, but their neighbours across the lake in Duluth, Minnesota, which receive the larger ore boats are leaving 3,000 to 5,000 tons lighter.
Low water levels cause concern by Ross, Ian / Northern Ontario Business
Never mind what Bill Clinton did or didn't do in the last twelve months; from this seat on the downbound train, it's far more interesting to imagine what he'll be doing when it's all over.
Absent and accounted for by Marcus, Greil / Artforum International
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