'Down the sound' definitions:

Definition of 'Down the sound'

From: GCIDE
  • Down \Down\, prep. [From Down, adv.]
  • 1. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound. [1913 Webster]
  • Down the country, toward the sea, or toward the part where rivers discharge their waters into the ocean.
  • Down the sound, in the direction of the ebbing tide; toward the sea. [1913 Webster]

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