down-line

See also: downline, and down line

English

Noun

down-line (plural down-lines)

1. Alternative spelling of down line
   • 1842 Francis Whishaw - The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated

     The number of down-trains daily is fifty-one, and up-trains fifty; the ropes, therefore, travel 155.25 miles on the up-line, and 158.35 miles on the down-line, or altogether 313.60 miles daily.

Adjective

down-line (comparative more down-line, superlative most down-line)

1. Describing a lower level in a hierarchical management structure

See also

• up-line