downbound; downstream; downward dispatch
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesverb
to travel downbound (opposite of upbound); to run on the down line
technicalIn China's railway system, downbound trains usually travel away from Beijing or from a main hub, and use odd numbers (e.g., 11, 103).
The train from Beijing to Guangzhou is a downbound train.
Downbound trains use odd numbers, such as Train No. 11, Train No. 103, etc.
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Please confirm whether this train is upbound or downbound.
verb
to sail downstream; to travel downriver
Refers to boats or rafts moving with the current from upstream to downstream.
Boats traveling downstream with the current move much faster than going upstream.
They took bamboo rafts downstream from the Jinsha River to Yibin.
verb
to dispatch downward; to issue from a superior to subordinate
formalUsed in administrative or bureaucratic contexts for documents flowing from higher to lower levels of authority.
This document needs to be dispatched downward to all counties.
Downward-dispatched official documents must be delivered promptly.