downswing

[ doun-swing ]
/ ˈdaʊnˌswɪŋ /

noun

a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
a downward trend or decrease, as of business or a nation's birth rate.

Origin of downswing

First recorded in 1895–1900; down1 + swing1

Example sentences from the Web for downswing

  • Just as he began the downswing of a mighty broadsword stroke, he stumbled on the helmet.

    The Dueling Machine |Benjamin William Bova

British Dictionary definitions for downswing

downswing
/ (ˈdaʊnˌswɪŋ) /

noun

a statistical downward trend in business activity, the death rate, etc
golf the downward movement or line of a club when striking the ball