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downzones

downzones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of downzone.

Meaning of downzone

Verb

downzone (third-person singular simple present downzones, present participle downzoning, simple past and past participle downzoned)

  1. (US) To change an area or property to a less restrictive zoning
    • "In this case, I don't remember Shaw saying, 'I'm downzoning for this or that reason.' He would say, 'I'm changing the zoning because the community wants it changed.'"1988 May 6, Ben Joravsky, quoting Danny Davis, “Mystery zoning: What's going down in the Ninth Ward”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about downzones

What is downzones the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Downzones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of downzone.

Words near downzones in the dictionary

  1. downy willow
  2. downy woodpecker
  3. downy woodpeckers
  4. downzone
  5. downzoned
  6. downzones
  7. downzoning
  8. downzonings
  9. dowp
  10. dowps
  11. dowra

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