South Downs

noun

a range of low hills, from Hampshire to East Sussex, in S England.

Example sentences from the Web for south downs

  • What is known as the South-Downs in Sussex is a range of hills of a general height of seven hundred feet.

    The Prehistoric World |E. A. Allen

  • Amongst them are parts of the Berkshire and Wiltshire downs, and some of the South-downs, though these are usually too undulating.

    The Art and Practice of Hawking |Edward B. Michell

British Dictionary definitions for south downs

South Downs

pl n

a range of low hills in S England, extending from E Hampshire to East Sussex: proposed (since 1999) as a national park