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A hold-down (also holdown or hold down) or tie-down in structural engineering refers to the steel device or hardware that is installed at the end of a
Hold down (structural engineering)
Hold_down_(structural_engineering)
Topics referred to by the same term
Hold down may refer to: Pinning hold, in grappling Hold down (structural engineering), a steel device in structural engineering Holdfast (tool), a type
Hold_down
Ability of a structure to support a designed structural load without breaking
Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight,
Structural integrity and failure
Structural_integrity_and_failure
Branch of engineering
electrical engineering. Electrical engineers typically hold a degree in electrical engineering, electronic or electrical and electronic engineering. Practicing
Electrical_engineering
Prime Minister of Nepal since 2026
Technology degree in structural engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University in Karnataka, India. After graduating as a structural engineer, Shah
Balen_Shah
Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as a chief structural engineer
Burj_Khalifa
1981 structural collapse in Kansas City, Missouri
non-deliberate structural failure since the collapse of Pemberton Mill over 120 years earlier, and remained the second deadliest structural collapse in the
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse
Applied science and research
science Global Engineering Education Green engineering Reverse engineering Structural failure Sustainable engineering Women in engineering The following
Engineering
Outcome of the September 11 attacks
design, their destruction initially surprised some in the engineering community. The structural engineers working on the World Trade Center considered the
Collapse of the World Trade Center
Collapse_of_the_World_Trade_Center
Rigid structure that consists of two-force members only
the bolts in double shear and is a very effective connection. In structural engineering, a transfer truss is a deep, high-strength framework designed to
Truss
Engineering approach to software development
Software engineering is a branch of both computer science and engineering focused on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications
Software_engineering
Engineering discipline of marine vessels
naval engineering, is an engineering discipline incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software, and safety engineering as applied
Naval_architecture
Main supporting structure of a motor vehicle
the skeleton of an organism. Until the 1930s, virtually every car had a structural frame separate from its body, known as body-on-frame construction. Both
Vehicle_frame
9/11 conspiracy theories
examined and rejected these theories. Specialists in structural mechanics and structural engineering accept the model of a fire-induced, gravity-driven
World Trade Center controlled demolition conspiracy theories
World_Trade_Center_controlled_demolition_conspiracy_theories
Shapes a beam deforms into when loads are applied
In solid mechanics, structural engineering, and shipbuilding, hogging and sagging describe the shape that a beam or similar long object will deform into
Hogging_and_sagging
Structural element that transmits weight from above to below
architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements
Column
Structure whose members are only in tension
In structural engineering, a tensile structure is a construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending. The term tensile should
Tensile_structure
Overview of and topical guide to electrical engineering
an overview of and topical guide to electrical engineering. Electrical engineering – field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application
Outline of electrical engineering
Outline_of_electrical_engineering
Structure built to span physical obstacles
Joint Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-III. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. pp. 26–34. ISBN 9789843393135. Archived
Bridge
Office building in Boston, Massachusetts
Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson, with structural engineering by LeMessurier Consultants and MEP/FP engineering by Cosentini Associates, Inc. The construction
500_Boylston_Street
that height is measured "from the sidewalk of the main entrance to the structural top of the building including penthouse and tower." In 1996, during the
History of the world's tallest buildings
History_of_the_world's_tallest_buildings
High-rise residential tower in Sydney
with the panelling. Concluding the building design was not structurally strong enough to hold its weight. Australian tabloid news program, A Current Affair
Opal_Tower_(Sydney)
Tallest residential building in San Francisco
– Structural Engineering Project of the Year 2008: American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco Section – Outstanding Structural Engineering Project
Millennium Tower (San Francisco)
Millennium_Tower_(San_Francisco)
Device for binding sheets of paper together
the airborne virus. Another innovative use of the binder clip in structural engineering has been demonstrated by Purdue University researchers, where the
Binder_clip
Engineering college in Odisha, India
Environmental Engineering Lab, Structural Engineering Lab, Civil Engineering Lab, Survey Lab, Geo-tech Engineering Lab, Transportation Engineering Lab, and
Orissa_Engineering_College
Bridge in Nipigon, Ontario
must be held down to balance the tension in the main cables. That is done using three sliding bearings, which hold main deck girders down to the concrete
Nipigon_River_Bridge
Form of concrete used in construction
incorporation into the major design codes covering most areas of structural and civil engineering, including buildings, bridges, dams, foundations, pavements
Prestressed_concrete
Outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Australia
in Australia and its engineering experimentation in new forms of construction involving use of membranes and a tensile structural system. In 1959 the building
Sidney_Myer_Music_Bowl
Process of building or assembling a building or infrastructure
architecture, civil engineering or quantity surveying. Structural engineer – Typically holds a bachelor's or master's degree in structural engineering. Quantity
Construction
Engineering school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is the engineering school of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard_John_A._Paulson_School_of_Engineering_and_Applied_Sciences
Top covering of a building
With continual improvements in steel girders, these became the major structural support for large roofs, and eventually for ordinary houses as well. Another
Roof
Shoreline management based on sustainability principles
Shoreline Engineering (SSE) uses the strategic placement of organic materials such as vegetation, stones, sand, debris, and other structural materials
Soft_engineering
Unsubstantiated theory about how to survive a major earthquake
during Earthquakes: “Drop, Cover and Hold on” or “Triangle of Life”"; Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 1. Copp, Doug. "American
Triangle_of_Life
given the balances required between economics, engineering, and construction management. Good structural design is important in most building designs,
Skyscraper design and construction
Skyscraper_design_and_construction
Creation of standards and the technical drawings
Technical drawing is essential for communicating ideas in industry and engineering. To make the drawings easier to understand, people use familiar symbols
Technical_drawing
Poles or pillars that raise a structure
Chile". Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering. doi:10.11159/icgre22.223. ISBN 978-1-927877-99-9. S2CID 248466760
Stilts_(architecture)
American technology company
in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. It develops and markets CAE/multiphysics engineering simulation software for product design, testing and operation and offers
Ansys
Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
developer hired engineering firms WSP Global and Arup Group, which both concluded that the building's lean did not compromise its structural integrity. Ray
161_Maiden_Lane
Great Lakes freighter sunk in Lake Superior
expeditions have examined it. Edmund Fitzgerald may have been swamped, suffered structural failure or topside damage, grounded on a shoal, or suffered from a combination
SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald
Method for building to survive against strong winds
hurricanes and earthquakes) Structural engineering Windstorm inspection Notes http://www.stanford.edu/~scheulen/.../StructuralMechanicsFinalReport.pdf[permanent
Hurricane-proof_building
British land and water speed record holder (1921–1967)
engineer. Subsequently, he was a shareholder in a small engineering company called Kine Engineering, producing machine tools. Following his father's death
Donald_Campbell
Launch system that only uses one rocket stage
sufficiently to hold out the possibility of full reusability with better payload fraction. Mass fraction is an important concept in the engineering of a rocket
Single-stage-to-orbit
Wall intended to withstand lateral loads
Stringer panel model Hold down Earthquake engineering Megson, Thomas Henry Gordon (2005). "Chapter 21: Structural Instability". Structural and stress analysis
Shear_wall
Concrete slab Construction Glossary of engineering Glossary of civil engineering Glossary of structural engineering Incremental launch method Precast concrete
Glossary of prestressed concrete terms
Glossary_of_prestressed_concrete_terms
Country in West Asia
geometry and astronomy in their architecture, yielding a tradition with structural and aesthetic variety. The guiding motif is its cosmic symbolism. In addition
Iran
Utilization of bamboo for construction
Multiculm Bamboo Axial Members with Dowel-Type Connections". Journal of Structural Engineering. 147 (5): 04021040. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002995. Trujillo
Bamboo_construction
Trackbed upon which railway ties are laid
drainage; and keep down vegetation that can compromise the integrity of the combined track structure. Ballast also physically holds the track in place
Track_ballast
Skyscraper in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
suggested that the project had been put on hold due to the 2008 financial crisis and that Bechtel (the initial engineering firm for this project) was "in the
Jeddah_Tower
engineering. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also Abrasion – is the process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down,
Glossary of mechanical engineering
Glossary_of_mechanical_engineering
Indian government official
particularly in the areas of launch vehicle systems engineering, structural design, structural dynamics, and pyrotechnics. He also served as the Director
Chairperson_of_ISRO
Sturdy upright fixture that provides support for some other object
Lampost Portable partition Post (structural) Scratch post Stanchion (nautical) Steel fence post Agricultural fencing Tie down strap Wall stud "Stanchion -
Stanchion
Design of outdoor public areas, landmarks, and structures
of urban design, architecture, geography, ecology, civil engineering, structural engineering, horticulture, environmental psychology, industrial design
Landscape_architecture
Temporary Leaning Tower in Dallas
"Leaning Tower of Dallas' Still Standing After Failed Demolition". Engineering News-Record. Retrieved April 7, 2020. Diaz, Johnny (February 26, 2020)
Leaning_Tower_of_Dallas
Former skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Volume 32, Number 1. National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved July 28, 2006. Sadek, Fahim. Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage
2 World Trade Center (1971–2001)
2_World_Trade_Center_(1971–2001)
Methods for reducing detrimental effects of flood waters
the structural type (i.e. flood control) and of the non-structural type. Structural methods hold back floodwaters physically, while non-structural methods
Flood_management
Business management strategy
Business process re-engineering (BPR) is a business management strategy originally pioneered in the early 1990s, focusing on the analysis and design of
Business process re-engineering
Business_process_re-engineering
Entertainment district in central London, England
O2's main entrance. Buro Happold provided structural engineering for the project. The main civil engineering and construction contract for the development
The_O2
Modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity
Retrofit of pre-Northridge Moment Resisting Connections. ASCE J.o.Structural Engineering Vol 126(4) 445–452 FEMA 350, July 2000. Recommended Seismic Design
Seismic_retrofit
Country in Northern Europe
(25% and 23% respectively). The modern education system has multiple structural problems. Insufficient funding, quality issues, and decreasing student
Lithuania
Danish consulting group
broadened its horizon from specialising primarily in bridges and structural engineering to building in the fields of energy and environment, such as combined
COWI_A/S
Defensive shield wall used by Roman Legions
top. The first row of men, possibly excluding the men on the flanks, would hold their shields from about the height of their shins to their eyes, so as to
Testudo_formation
Composite construction material
accelerate the curing time, or otherwise modify the finished material. Most structural concrete is poured with reinforcing materials (such as steel rebar) embedded
Concrete
Process of extracting design information from anything artificial
Reverse engineering (also known as backwards engineering or back engineering) is a process or method through which one attempts to understand through deductive
Reverse_engineering
Horizontal load-bearing member in wood framing
A plate or wall plate is a horizontal, structural, load-bearing member in wooden building framing. A plate in timber framing is "A piece of Timber upon
Wall_plate
Statistical matching technique
most other matching methods. The insights behind the use of matching still hold but should be applied with other matching methods; propensity scores also
Propensity_score_matching
Very large artificial object
Arthur C. Clarke. In 1968, Ralph Wilcoxen defined a megastructure as any structural framework into which rooms, houses, or other small buildings can later
Megastructure
In mathematics, a quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points
(These can also hold for variables that satisfy weaker conditions than independence. The first always holds; if the second holds, the variables are
Moment_(mathematics)
American civil engineer
weight was simply added to the bridge, and if it did not hold, it was said to be structurally unstable. Lindenthal's idea of not having to carry the full
Gustav_Lindenthal
Measure of linear correlation
meaningful results in some situations where bivariate normality does not hold. However the standard versions of these approaches rely on exchangeability
Pearson correlation coefficient
Pearson_correlation_coefficient
Suspended structure architecture
Kong) steel suspended structure Riverplace Tower, Jacksonville, Florida: structural support from the central core and the external vertical beams. Central
Suspended_structure
French engineer
flood of the River Seine in 1910. In 1912, he joined a leading structural engineering firm where he applied his unique talent as a structure designer
Albert_Caquot
International cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
formed to evaluate tenders. Additionally, STUP Consultants, a civil engineering consultancy firm based in Mumbai, was appointed as the project management
Narendra_Modi_Stadium
Solid propellant rocket used by the Space Shuttle
special structural tests were performed on the aft skirt. During this test program, an anomaly occurred in a critical weld between the hold-down post and
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster
American materials scientist and engineer
holds the endowed McAfee Professorship of Engineering chair. He is a member of the faculty at MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Markus_J._Buehler
Device which rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream
towers made of structural steel.[citation needed] Some cooling towers (such as smaller building air conditioning systems) are shut down seasonally, drained
Cooling_tower
2024 studio album by Kendrick Lamar
is the "GOAT of 2024" but not answers to a bigger cultural question of structural changes in hip-hop, labelling the album "yet another treatise on hip-hop
GNX_(album)
Structural component designed to resist longitudinal compression
A strut is a structural component commonly found in engineering, aeronautics, architecture and anatomy. Struts generally work by resisting longitudinal
Strut
Footbridge over the River Tees, England
won the Institution of Structural Engineers' Supreme Award for Structural Excellence 2009, the premier structural engineering award in the UK. It also
Infinity_Bridge
Statistical modeling method
Segmented linear regression Standard deviation line Stepwise regression Structural break Support vector machine Truncated regression model Deming regression
Linear_regression
Type of average of a collection of numbers
mentioned above and the mode (the three Ms), are equal. This equality does not hold for other probability distributions, as illustrated for the log-normal distribution
Arithmetic_mean
First commercial jet airliner, four-engined
catastrophic mishaps mid-flight. Two of these were found to be caused by structural failure resulting from metal fatigue in the airframe, a phenomenon not
De_Havilland_Comet
Bridge collapse in Sweetwater, Florida
civil and structural engineering company; Network Engineering Services Inc. (doing business as Bolton Perez & Assoc.), a construction engineering and inspection
Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse
Florida_International_University_pedestrian_bridge_collapse
Organisation
struggle to access professional assistance. Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Under the charter
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Royal_Institution_of_Chartered_Surveyors
Barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface or underground streams
within or under the dam, or the dam sliding over its foundation. Beyond structural issues, dams also present political challenges caused by water scarcity
Dam
Fundamental theorem in probability theory and statistics
version of the sample mean converges to a standard normal distribution. This holds even if the original variables themselves are not normally distributed.
Central_limit_theorem
Device that measures proper acceleration
Strong-Motion Project (NSMP) operates structural arrays and distributes building and structural records via the Center for Engineering Strong Motion Data (CESMD)
Accelerometer
Diagram showing applied forces and moments on a physical body
loading of individual structural components and to calculate internal forces within a structure. They are used by most engineering disciplines from biomechanics
Free_body_diagram
N-th root of the product of n numbers
{1}{n}}.} The fundamental property of the geometric mean, which does not hold for any other mean, is that for two sequences X {\displaystyle X} and Y {\displaystyle
Geometric_mean
Estimator for quality of a statistical model
December 1981), "This Week's Citation Classic" (PDF), Current Contents Engineering, Technology, and Applied Sciences, 12 (51): 42, archived from the original
Akaike_information_criterion
Governor of Bangkok (2022-2026)
degree in Civil Engineering (First Class Honors) from Chulalongkorn University and then received a Master's of Structural Engineering from the Massachusetts
Chadchart_Sittipunt
Construction of the roofs of houses
cyclone or hurricane may make landfall, the main engineering consideration is to hold the roof down during severe storms . This is accomplished by using
Domestic_roof_construction
Use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products
multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for
Biotechnology
Electric pickup truck
has an 816 V nominal, 150 Ah structural battery pack with a maximum capacity of 123 kWh. The pack serves as a structural member and is composed of 4680
Tesla_Cybertruck
Measure of the joint variability
RNA (such as microRNA), sequences are found to be necessary for common structural motifs, such as an RNA loop. In genetics, covariance serves a basis for
Covariance
Nonparametric measure of rank correlation
volume reduction, hydrograph extension, and water-quality treatment by structural stormwater runoff best management practices (BMPs): U.S. Geological Survey
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
Spearman's_rank_correlation_coefficient
Flat outdoor surface connected to a building
Typically, these types of structural decks are engineered and require an experienced construction company that specializes in structural decks. Cantilever decks
Deck_(building)
Numeric quantity representing the center of a collection of numbers
{\displaystyle \mathrm {AM} \geq \mathrm {GM} \geq \mathrm {HM} \,} Equality holds if all the elements of the given sample are equal. In descriptive statistics
Mean
Correlation of a signal with a time-shifted copy of itself, as a function of shift
Pearson correlation coefficient. However, in other disciplines (e.g. engineering) the normalization is usually dropped and the terms "autocorrelation"
Autocorrelation
Ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip
Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called Israel's torture of Palestinians "a structural feature of the ongoing genocide and broader settler-colonial apartheid
Gaza_genocide
Chinese-American mechanical engineer (born 1940)
Science with a major in civil engineering from National Taiwan University in 1962, a Master of Science in structural engineering from West Virginia University
Henry_T._Yang
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Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name DONN means "brown." In mythology, this is the name of a king of the underworld.
Male
English
Short form of English Donald, DON means "world ruler."
Boy/Male
American, British, Celtic, English, Irish
World Ruler; In Mythology the Irish Donn was Known as King of the Underworld; Brown
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a short form of Hildebrand or other compound names with the same initial element, hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.English : from the medieval female personal name Hilda (Old English Hild), representing a short form of compound names with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’. Compare Hilliard, for example.
Boy/Male
English American Irish
In mythology the Irish Donn was known as king of the underworld.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old Norse hǫldr, within the Danelaw (the region of pre-conquest England where Danish rule and custom was dominant) a rank of feudal nobility immediately below that of earl.German : nickname from Middle High German holde ‘friend’ or ‘servant’, ‘vassal’.German (Höld) : variant of Held ‘hero’ (see Held 1), found chiefly in Bavaria.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English bold ‘courageous’, ‘daring’ (Old English b(e)ald, cognate with Old High German bald). In some cases it may derive from an Old English personal name (see Bald).English : topographic name for someone who lived or worked at the main house in a settlement, from Old English bold, the usual West Midland and northwestern form of Old English bÅðl, bÅtl ‘dwelling house’, ‘hall’.English : habitational name for someone from Bold in Lancashire, which is named with Old English bold ‘dwelling’, as in 2 above.German : from the Germanic personal name Baldo, a short form of the various compound names with the element bald ‘bold’, notably Baldwin in the north, and Reinbold in the south.Swedish : probably of German origin.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Gold; Blond
Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.English : variant (plural) of Down.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, DAWN means "dawn."
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Italian, Jamaican
Daybreak; Awakening; Dawn; Sun Arising
Female
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Hulð, HULD means "hidden, obscure, secret."
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
From Doon
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Dunn.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Don.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Dow.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from modern German Gold, Yiddish gold ‘gold’. In North America it is often a reduced form of one of the many compound ornamental names of which Gold is the first element.English and German : from Old English, Old High German gold ‘gold’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in gold, i.e. a refiner, jeweler, or gilder, or as a nickname for someone who either had many gold possessions or bright yellow hair.English : from an Old English personal name Golda (or the feminine Golde), which persisted into the Middle Ages as a personal name. The name was in part a byname from gold ‘gold’, and in part a short form of the various compound names with this first element.
Girl/Female
British, English
Dawn
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for a downland dweller, from Old English dūn ‘down’, ‘low hill’. See also Downer.English : variant of Dunn 2.Scottish : possibly a habitational name from Doune in Perthshire.
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Boy/Male
Biblical
Strong, mighty'.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Young; New
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Hunn.
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German, Welsh
Legendary Son of Evrawg
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burrow.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Finnish, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Latin, Sanskrit, Telugu
Brave Girl; Faith; Truth
Girl/Female
Norse
House woman.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mighty sword, A Man who touches the Sky
Boy/Male
German American Norse Swedish
Friend of the people.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Person who brings fame, Famous or glorious
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v. t.
To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high.
prep.
Down.
n.
The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
n.
That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down
adv.
In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well.
v. t.
To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
n.
Hence: Firm hold: security.
a.
Of or pertaining to organit structure; as, a structural element or cell; the structural peculiarities of an animal or a plant.
adv.
Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.
imp. & p. p.
of Hold
v. t.
To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.
a.
Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial.
v. t.
To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service.
n.
An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.
v. i.
To go down; to descend.
a.
Downy; bearing down.
p. p. & a.
Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.
a.
Of or pertaining to structure; affecting structure; as, a structural error.
a.
Downcast; as, a down look.
a.
Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.