What does "downhill" mean?
Downhill: Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill.
Additional senses
- 2.Declivous; descending; sloping. "A downhill greensward." Congrewe.
- 3.Declivity; descent; slope. On th' icy downhills of this slippery life. Du Bartas (Trans. ).
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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