downboundadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnbaʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌbaʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., bound adj.¹

Etymology: < down adv. + bound adj.¹

Chiefly North American.

A. adj.

That is going down (in various senses); esp. (of a vehicle, vessel, etc.) bound in a southerly direction, to a lower region, or away from a central or starting point.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > to specific point of compass

south about1646

northbound1823

westbound1847

downbound1849

southbound1850

eastbound1871

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > outwards

outbound1598

outward-bound1602

forward1840

downbound1849

1849 Spirit of Times 27 Jan. 578/1 She runs alongside and makes fast.., while the up-bound captain can have a word..with the down-bound captain.

1872 Hocking Sentinel (Logan, Ohio) 7 Nov. The down bound train was just turning a curve.

1928 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Rev. 16 Nov. 11/7 Three steamers went aground of the down bound canal.

1969 F. Mowat Boat who wouldn't Float (1976) xx. 256 We found ourselves facing a twenty-thousand-ton downbound tanker.

2005 New Yorker 17 Oct. 58/2 The overrider, boarding a downbound elevator occupied by three other passengers, who had pressed a couple of buttons, tried again.

B. adv.

Going in a southerly direction, to a lower region, or away from a central or starting point.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > South > [adverb]

southeOE

southrighteOE

southwardeOE

southwardseOE

southenOE

downwarda1387

south'ard1485

south side1489

southlya1552

downwards1577

southerly1577

southwardly1579

southernly1594

south-by1762

a-south1807

south-away1816

downbound1880

southbound1891

1880 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 13 Apr. 2/5 He also saw the schooner Ida Keith, down-bound from Chicago.

1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 11 Sept. 8/9 The Canadian pilots will continue to serve ocean vessels downbound through the canal and take U.S. lakers westbound.

2010 P. Geye Safe from Sea 1 He was steering the ore boat Ragnarok, five hours outside Duluth harbor and downbound for the Superior Steel Works in Detroit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downbound
释义	downboundadj.adv. Brit. /ˈdaʊnbaʊnd/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌbaʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., bound adj.¹ Etymology: < down adv. + bound adj.¹ Chiefly North American. A. adj. That is going down (in various senses); esp. (of a vehicle, vessel, etc.) bound in a southerly direction, to a lower region, or away from a central or starting point. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > to specific point of compass south about1646 northbound1823 westbound1847 downbound1849 southbound1850 eastbound1871 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > outwards outbound1598 outward-bound1602 forward1840 downbound1849 1849 Spirit of Times 27 Jan. 578/1 She runs alongside and makes fast.., while the up-bound captain can have a word..with the down-bound captain. 1872 Hocking Sentinel (Logan, Ohio) 7 Nov. The down bound train was just turning a curve. 1928 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Rev. 16 Nov. 11/7 Three steamers went aground of the down bound canal. 1969 F. Mowat Boat who wouldn't Float (1976) xx. 256 We found ourselves facing a twenty-thousand-ton downbound tanker. 2005 New Yorker 17 Oct. 58/2 The overrider, boarding a downbound elevator occupied by three other passengers, who had pressed a couple of buttons, tried again. B. adv. Going in a southerly direction, to a lower region, or away from a central or starting point. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > South > [adverb] southeOE southrighteOE southwardeOE southwardseOE southenOE downwarda1387 south'ard1485 south side1489 southlya1552 downwards1577 southerly1577 southwardly1579 southernly1594 south-by1762 a-south1807 south-away1816 downbound1880 southbound1891 1880 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 13 Apr. 2/5 He also saw the schooner Ida Keith, down-bound from Chicago. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 11 Sept. 8/9 The Canadian pilots will continue to serve ocean vessels downbound through the canal and take U.S. lakers westbound. 2010 P. Geye Safe from Sea 1 He was steering the ore boat Ragnarok, five hours outside Duluth harbor and downbound for the Superior Steel Works in Detroit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1849
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