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Town in South Australia
Roxby Downs is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 511 kilometres (318 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide. The
Roxby_Downs,_South_Australia
Topics referred to by the same term
Roxby Downs may refer to. Roxby Downs, South Australia, a town and a locality Roxby Council, formerly Municipal Council of Roxby Downs, a local government
Roxby_Downs
Local government area in South Australia
The Roxby Council, formerly Roxby Downs Council and Municipal Council of Roxby Downs, is the local government area covering the town of Roxby Downs and
Roxby_Council
Poly-metallic underground mine in South Australia
constructed. The adjacent Olympic Dam mining centre and the nearby township of Roxby Downs service the mine and accommodate its workforce. Daily flights to and
Olympic_Dam_mine
Town in South Australia
now operates Andamooka Station, together with the adjacent Purple Downs and Roxby Downs Stations. Opal was discovered in the area in 1930, leading to the
Andamooka,_South_Australia
Place in South Australia
Roxby Downs Station was a pastoral lease in central northern South Australia. The land that became Roxby Downs Station is the traditional country of the
Roxby_Downs_Station
Topics referred to by the same term
Roxby may refer to: Roxby, Lincolnshire, England Roxby, North Yorkshire, England Roxby, a former settlement in the civil parish of Pickhill with Roxby
Roxby
Local government region of South Australia
population density of 0.015 per km². The largest town is the mining town Roxby Downs (pop. 4055). In total, there are some 60 settlements and communities
Outback_(region)
6 °C (121.3 °F) Moomba 12 January 2013 Renmark Airport 27 January 2026 Roxby Downs 29 January 2026 Woomera 30 January 2026 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) Queensland
List of extreme temperatures in Australia
List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Australia
Very large region in the arid part of South Australia
Council of Coober Pedy, Flinders Ranges Council and Municipal Council of Roxby Downs. Since most of it lies within what is known as the unincorporated area
Far_North_(South_Australia)
2015–present Australian regional-focused TV series
"Evandale" The Series 11 (2025) episodes are: Series 11 Ep 1: "Andamooka & Roxby Downs" Series 11 Ep 2: "Camperdown" with Kerry Staight Series 11 Ep 3: "Theodore"
Back_Roads_(TV_series)
at Rum Jungle also took place in the 1980s. The Olympic Dam mine at Roxby Downs started operations in 1988, operated by Western Mining Corporation. A
Uranium_mining_in_Australia
Australian professional soccer club in South Australia
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Adelaide_United_FC
ABC (News) 99.1 MHz Kids FM (Kids Narrowcast) 100.7 MHz hit100.7 Darling Downs – Southern Cross Austereo 102.7 MHz 4DDB (Community radio) 103.3 MHz triple
List of radio stations in Australia
List_of_radio_stations_in_Australia
Fundraising motor vehicle event in Australia
Bedourie, Tobermory 22 June 2024 Alice Springs 12 April 2024 Adelaide Roxby Downs, Oodnadatta, Yulara, Coober Pedy, Penong, Caiguna, Southern Cross 20
Shitbox_Rally
McKenzie Memorial Parkland, Stirling North Roxby Downs Cultural and Leisure Precinct, Richardson Place Roxby Downs The following parks and gardens are located
List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia
List_of_parks_and_gardens_in_rural_South_Australia
Outback road in South Australia
Olympic Dam via Woomera. The road also provides access to the town of Roxby Downs. It is designated route B97. Olympic Dam Highway commences at the intersection
Olympic_Dam_Highway
Town in South Australia
matches the Saints made round trips of over 900 kilometres (560 mi) to Roxby Downs, where the rest of the league's teams are located. The team folded in
Coober_Pedy
2025 Australian TV series or program
60. Transport - Monica defeats Raechel (Ep. 7) 3 Dusty Ward Farm Hand Roxby Downs, SA 24 Farming 81 61. Desserts - Janaye defeats Dusty (Ep. 7) 1 Angela
The Floor (Australian game show)
The_Floor_(Australian_game_show)
Species of Australian marsupial
reserves in two other areas – one in the South Australian arid zone, near Roxby Downs, and the other in the northernmost part of its former range, at Newhaven
Numbat
State of Australia
largest lithium-ion battery in the world. The Olympic Dam mine near Roxby Downs in northern South Australia is the largest deposit of uranium in the
South_Australia
Large artesian aquifer in Australia
5×10^6 cu ft) of water daily from the Great Artesian Basin under the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982. The underground copper and uranium
Great_Artesian_Basin
East Roxby (Andamooka 1989-2014) Roos Roxby Downs Town Oval, Roxby Downs 1988 1989– 4 2007 Hornridge Magpies Roxby Downs Town Oval, Roxby Downs 1997 1997–
List of Australian rules football clubs in South Australia
List_of_Australian_rules_football_clubs_in_South_Australia
Town in South Australia
junction of the Stuart Highway to Alice Springs and the road to Woomera, Roxby Downs and Andamooka. It is 441 kilometres (274 mi) from Adelaide. Pimba lies
Pimba,_South_Australia
When plants are grazed for extended periods without sufficient recovery time
climate change in Mali". BBC News. 22 January 2019. "Arid Recovery – Roxby Downs, South Australia". EMR Project Summaries. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27
Overgrazing
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Gawler_Eagles_FC
Outback road in South Australia
Kempe Road – Coober Pedy Callanna 546 339 Borefield Road – Olympic Dam, Roxby Downs Marree 614 382 Birdsville Track – Birdsville The Outback Highway – Lyndhurst
Oodnadatta_Track
Station Paney Station Parakylia Puttapa Quinyambie Redcliffe Station Roxby Downs Station Stuart Creek Station Talia Station Tinga Tingana Todmorden Station
List_of_ranches_and_stations
uranium mines, four of which are located in South Australia. Olympic Dam (Roxby Downs) is a large underground mine, Beverley, Four Mile and Honeymoon are in-situ
Anti-nuclear movement in Australia
Anti-nuclear_movement_in_Australia
Riverton District Soldiers Memorial Hospital – Riverton Roxby Downs Health Service – Roxby Downs Royal Adelaide Hospital – Adelaide Snowtown Hospital and
List of hospitals in Australia
List_of_hospitals_in_Australia
2017-06-26. "PORT AUGUSTA". www.sacountrypress.com.au. Retrieved 2017-06-26. "ROXBY DOWNS". www.sacountrypress.com.au. Retrieved 2017-06-26. "LOXTON". www.sacountrypress
List of newspapers in South Australia by circulation
List_of_newspapers_in_South_Australia_by_circulation
Species of marsupial
Thistle Island in 1997, and 9 released into the Arid Recovery Reserve near Roxby Downs in 2000. The Arid Recovery population's gene pool has been expanded by
Greater_bilby
Aboriginal Australian people
Kingoonyah, Pimba and the McDouall Peak as well as modern townships of Roxby Downs and Woomera. The lands extend west as far as Ooldea and the Ooldea Range
Kokatha
Locality and former pastoral lease in South Australia
to the north by Stuart Creek and Mulgaria Station. Both Roxby Downs Station and Purple Downs abut the western boundary. The landscape is composed mostly
Andamooka_Station
competitions remains unclear as of 2022. The Olympic Dam Barbarians based in Roxby Downs have played in various formats including intra club and in the Spencer
Rugby league in South Australia
Rugby_league_in_South_Australia
Germany, Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan. In an interview with Roxby Downs South Australia community newspaper The Monitor (15 August 2012), Alex
Alex_Mendelssohn
Species of marsupial
with a population established at the fenced Arid Recovery Reserve near Roxby Downs. Animals were reintroduced to the semi-arid Mount Gibson Sanctuary in
Western_quoll
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Salisbury_United_FC
3D Apple Maps feature
Gambier, Murray Bridge, Nuriootpa, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Roxby Downs, Strathalbyn, Victor Harbor, Whyalla Tasmania Burnie, Devonport, Hobart
Flyover_(Apple_Maps)
Pangarinda Botanic Garden, Wellington East, South Australia Roxby Downs Arboretum, Roxby Downs Terowie Arid Lands Botanical Garden, Terowie Waite Arboretum
List of botanical gardens in Australia
List_of_botanical_gardens_in_Australia
Sheep station in north-western South Australia
Muloorina Mundowdna Mungeranie Murnpeowie Pandie Pandie Parakylia Quinyambie Roxby Downs Stuart Creek Todmorden Wallerberdina Welbourne Hill Wilkatana Sheep Angepena
Bulgunnia_Station
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Fulham_United_FC
1970s, the discovery of a massive uranium-bearing IOCG orebody near Roxby Downs led to the eventual opening of the Olympic Dam mine in 1988. In the 2000s
Nuclear industry in South Australia
Nuclear_industry_in_South_Australia
28 March 2010, Billycart Kids sponsored the first Sodexo Roxby Billycart Bash, in Roxby Downs. The event saw over a hundred downhill racers hurtle down
Billycart_Kids
Alcan Gove Alumina Refinery and mining operation, operated by Rio Tinto Roxby Downs, South Australia, built for Olympic Dam mine Useless Loop, Western Australia
List_of_company_towns
South Riverton Robe Robertstown Rogues Point Roseworthy Rowland Flat Roxby Downs Rudall Saddleworth Saltia Sandalwood Sanderston Sandilands Sandy Creek
List of cities and towns in South Australia
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_South_Australia
Football club in South Australia
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Adelaide_Olympic_FC
'Armed Forces Radio Australia' since 1 July 2021. Community [51] 5ROX Roxby Downs 105.5 FM Rox FM Community [52] 5RPH Adelaide 1197 AM RPH Adelaide Community
List of radio station callsigns in South Australia
List_of_radio_station_callsigns_in_South_Australia
Island in South Australia
to trap nine bilbies for relocation to the Arid Recovery Reserve near Roxby Downs, to help boost the gene pool there. "Mobile Language Team | Nauo Wordlist"
Thistle_Island
section of The Kapunda Herald The Northern Star - predecessor The Roxby Downs Sun (Roxby Downs) – discontinued August 2015 Süd-Australische Zeitung - German-language
List of defunct newspapers of Australia
List_of_defunct_newspapers_of_Australia
Australian association football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Cumberland_United_FC
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Playford_City_SC
Dysart Queensland 1980s Joondalup Western Australia 1981 Palmerston Northern Territory 1982 Jabiru Northern Territory 1987 Roxby Downs South Australia
List of towns and cities in Australia by year of settlement
List_of_towns_and_cities_in_Australia_by_year_of_settlement
Protected area in South Australia
located in the Australian state of South Australia, west of the town of Roxby Downs in the Woomera Prohibited Area. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage
Bon_Bon_Reserve
Rock composed mostly of alkali feldspar and plagioclase
two of the flows. Paleoproterozoic quartz latite is abundant in the Roxby Downs area of Australia, and may have been a source rock for younger granitoids
Quartz_latite
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Port_Adelaide_SC
Football league
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
State_League_South_Australia
Australian federal electoral division
the electorate include Ceduna, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Port Augusta, Roxby Downs, Coober Pedy, Port Pirie, Kadina, Maitland, Orroroo, Booleroo Centre
Division_of_Grey
surrounded by the District Council of Grant. The Municipal Council of Roxby Downs is surrounded by the Outback Communities Authority. In Queensland The
List_of_enclaves_and_exclaves
Governing body for soccer in South Australia
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Football_South_Australia
South Australian government agency
expansion of BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine near Roxby Downs in the state's Far North region. By 2016, its scope had broadened to
Resources Infrastructure & Investment Task Force
Resources_Infrastructure_&_Investment_Task_Force
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
West_Adelaide_SC
Highway in the Northern Territory and South Australia
Unincorporated Area Pimba 2,548 1,583 Olympic Dam Highway (B97) – Woomera, Roxby Downs, Olympic Dam, Andamooka Port Augusta Port Augusta West 2,719 1,690 Eyre
Stuart_Highway
Football league season
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
2002_SASF_season
Australian radio broadcasting company
Waikerie on 97.1 FM Magic FM 105.9 FM – Spencer Gulf, translator at Roxby Downs on 100.3 FM and Quorn on 100.7 FM Power FM 102.5 FM – Bega, translator
ARN_Regional
Radio station in Kapunda, South Australia, Australia, Australia
Kingston SE, Robe 90.9 FM Maitland 96.5 FM Pinnaroo, Lameroo 97.9 FM Roxby Downs 99.3 FM Streaky Bay 91.3 FM Prominent Hill 101.7 FM Woomera 97.7 FM Leigh
Flow_FM_(Australia)
Australian soccer club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Northern_Demons_SC
Football league season
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
1993_SASF_season
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Vipers_FC
Rugby league agency in South Australia
competitions remains unclear as of 2022. The Olympic Dam Barbarians based in Roxby Downs have played in various formats including intra club and in the Spencer
NRL_South_Australia
Formerly Enfield High School and Gepps Cross Senior School Roxby Downs Area School Roxby Downs Salisbury East High School Salisbury East Salisbury High
List of schools in South Australia
List_of_schools_in_South_Australia
desalination plant, so you could solve the problem of Olympic Dam and Roxby Downs ... The Upper Spencer Gulf cities, instead of using Murray River water
Nuclear_power_in_Australia
Local government area in South Australia
Wattle Range Outback Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Coober Pedy Maralinga Tjarutja Nepabunna Outback Communities Authority Roxby Downs Yalata
City_of_Port_Adelaide_Enfield
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Modbury_Jets_SC
Football club in South Australia
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Adelaide_Croatia_Raiders_SC
Town in South Australia
year visit Woomera, with about half of that number going on to visit Roxby Downs (location of the BHP Olympic Dam Mine).[citation needed] South Australia
Woomera,_South_Australia
Australian football competition in South Australia
Australian National Football League. All games are played at Roxby Downs Town Oval in Roxby Downs. Source: The Woomera Football League (WFL) was formed in
Far_North_Football_League
Airport in Australia
expand to an open-cut configuration, the planned location was between Roxby Downs and Andamooka. Expansion plans outlined in 2011 included improving the
Olympic_Dam_Airport
Youth wing of the Australian Labor Party
Retrieved 7 April 2026. "Young Labor conference: support for blockade at Roxby Downs". The Canberra Times. 6 February 1984. Retrieved 6 April 2026. Fraser
Australian_Young_Labor
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Seaford_Rangers_FC
Football league season
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
2000_SASF_season
Council, the District Council of Coober Pedy and the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs. Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island consists of all of the land on both the
Regions_of_South_Australia
Whyalla Coober Pedy Ceduna Renmark Port Augusta Port Pirie Oodnadatta Roxby Downs Andamooka The Aboriginal languages with the most speakers today in the
Deserts_of_Australia
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
West_Torrens_Birkalla_SC
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Croydon_FC_(Australia)
Football club in South Australia
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
The_Cove_FC
Football tournament season
(-) v Eastern United (3) Vipers FC (4) v Salisbury Inter (4) Elizabeth Downs (4) v Playford City (2) Adelaide Omonia Cobras (3) v Ingle Farm (-) Adelaide
2026_FSA_Federation_Cup
Species of marsupial
was successfully reintroduced into the fenced Arid Recovery Reserve at Roxby Downs, South Australia, in 2000, and to Faure island, Shark Bay in 2005. It
Western_barred_bandicoot
229 1,359 2,363 2,818 4,088 25 Loxton 3,352 3,431 3,795 3,838 3,947 26 Roxby Downs 3,608 3,847 4,702 3,588 3,671 27 Clare 2,921 3,063 3,278 3,327 3,379
List of places in South Australia by population
List_of_places_in_South_Australia_by_population
Australian semi-professional soccer club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
North_Eastern_MetroStars_SC
Australian football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Adelaide_Omonia_Cobras_FC
Football club
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
FK_Beograd_(Australia)
Football club based in South Australia
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Adelaide_Atletico_VSC
Football league
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
National Premier Leagues South Australia
National_Premier_Leagues_South_Australia
Species of rodent
Island. A reintroduced population at Arid Recovery, a fenced reserve at Roxby Downs in South Australia, persisted for over 20 years, but is now believed
Greater_stick-nest_rat
Football club in South Australia
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
Adelaide_Comets_FC
Statutory authority in South Australia
Its service area also completely surrounds the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs and the District Council of Coober Pedy. The following LGAs, which border
Outback_Communities_Authority
Australian pub rock band
and regional Australia starting from Adelaide and touring to Pimba, Roxby Downs, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, Oodnadatta, Pt Augusta, Streaky Bay, Iron
The_Urban_Guerillas
Aerospace facility in South Australia
ground area of the WPA is bound generally by Woomera in the south-east, Roxby Downs and the village associated with the Olympic Dam mine in the east, William
RAAF_Woomera_Range_Complex
Football league
League Port Lincoln Soccer Association Riverland Soccer Association Roxby Downs Soccer Association Whyalla Soccer Association Yorke Peninsula Soccer
South Australian Amateur Soccer League
South_Australian_Amateur_Soccer_League
ROXBY DOWNS
ROXBY DOWNS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the villages of East and West Ilsley on the Berkshire Downs, named from Old English Hild (a short form of various personal names containing the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Girl/Female
British, English, German
Bright Fame
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Farsi
Dawn
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Roxie, ROXY means "dawn."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places so named in Merseyside (formerly in Cheshire) and County Durham or from Roby in Merseyside (formerly in Lancashire). The first is named from Old Scandinavian rá ‘pole’ + býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.French : variant of Rabin.German : habitational name from Raby in Bohemia or perhaps from Rabingen in Lower Saxony.Probably from the Saintonge region of France, a Raby or Rabis was documented in Quebec City in 1689, with the secondary surname Saintonge.
Boy/Male
Indian
Gold
Girl/Female
Persian American
Dawn; bright.
Male
English
Pet form of English Robert, ROBBY means "bright fame."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.English : variant (plural) of Down.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Famed; Abbreviation of Robert Famed; Bright; Shining; Bright Famous One
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from a pet form of Robert.English and Scottish : habitational name from Roby in Lancashire (now Merseyside), named with Old Norse rá ‘pole’, ‘boundary mark’ + býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : probably a variant of Scottish Roxburgh.
ROXBY DOWNS
ROXBY DOWNS
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Brave King
Girl/Female
Indian
Image, Reflection, Also referred to as the disk of brightness surrounding the Sun, Moon
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Superior
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Frisby on the Wreake or Frisby by Gaulby, or another lost Frisby in Leicestershire, all named with Old Norse FrÃsir ‘Frisians’ (see Fries 1) + býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Mighty victorious' href='Boy-Names-for-Meaning-victorious.aspx'>victorious, Might victor
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
French
Strong.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Swedish
Jewish; Praise; Mankind; Child; Descendant; Fair
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Pashtun
Honour; Respect; Reverence
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from Canwell in Staffordshire, named with either Old English canne ‘can’, ‘cup’ or the Old English personal name Cana + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’. The surname is common in Ireland as well as England.
ROXBY DOWNS
ROXBY DOWNS
ROXBY DOWNS
ROXBY DOWNS
ROXBY DOWNS
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style.
adv.
Down the stairs; to a lower floor.
n.
The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.
n.
A breastplow used in paring off turf on downs.
n.
A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.
a.
Below stairs; as, a downstairs room.
adv.
Down the stream; as, floating downstream.
n.
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
a.
Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England.
a.
Very steep.
n.
One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone.