downing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: downing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for downing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Downing n United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852) Synonym(s): Downing, Andrew Jackson Downing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Down \Down\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Downed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Downing}.] To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down. [Archaic or Colloq.] [bd]To down proud hearts.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. I remember how you downed Beauclerk and Hamilton, the wits, once at our house. --Madame D'Arblay.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Downing, MO (city, FIPS 19990) Location: 40.48644 N, 92.36850 W Population (1990): 359 (203 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63536 Downing, WI (village, FIPS 20675) Location: 45.04854 N, 92.12410 W Population (1990): 250 (92 housing units) Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54734