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downbowed

downbowed is the simple past and past participle of downbow.

Meaning of downbow

Verb

downbow (third-person singular simple present downbows, present participle downbowing, simple past and past participle downbowed)

  1. To curve or arc downwards.
    • Slumps and sediment gravity flow could signify steepening of the slope resulting from tectonic downbowing of the continental margin.1997, A. E. M. Nairn, A. S. Alsharhan, Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East

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Questions about downbowed

What is downbowed the simple past and past participle of?
Downbowed is the simple past and past participle of downbow.

Words near downbowed in the dictionary

  1. downblousing
  2. downbore
  3. downborne
  4. downbound
  5. downbow
  6. downbowed
  7. downbowing
  8. downbows
  9. downburst
  10. downbursts
  11. downcall

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