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downswing

[doun-swing]

down·swing

[doun-swing]
noun
1.
a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
2.
a downward trend or decrease, as of business or a nation's birth rate.

Origin:
1895–1900; down1 + swing1
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downswing (ˈdaʊnˌswɪŋ)
 
n
1.  a statistical downward trend in business activity, the death rate, etc
2.  golf the downward movement or line of a club when striking the ball

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