DOWNCOME

Etymology

Noun

downcome (plural downcomes)

A tumbling or falling down; a sudden or heavy fall; an overthrow; ruin; destruction.

In ironmaking, a pipe that leads combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc, where they are burned.

A downpour of rain.

Verb

downcome (third-person singular simple present downcomes, present participle downcoming, simple past downcame, past participle downcome)

To come down; fall down; come or fall apart.

Anagrams

• come down, come-down, comedown

Source: Wiktionary


Down"come`, n.

1. Sudden fall; downfall; overthrow. Milton.

2. (Iron Manuf.)

Definition: A pipe for leading combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc., where they are burned.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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