Down-line

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of down line. alt-of, alternative

    "The number of down-trains daily is fifty-one, and up-trains fifty; the ropes, therefore, travel 155.25 miles on the up-line, and 158.35 miles on the down-line, or altogether 313.60 miles daily."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Describing a lower level in a hierarchical management structure

Synonyms

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down roaddown track

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"The number of down-trains daily is fifty-one, and up-trains fifty; the ropes, therefore, travel 155.25 miles on the up-line, and 158.35 miles on the down-line, or altogether 313.60 miles daily."

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