descents in English

noun

1

an action of moving downward, dropping, or falling.

the plane had gone into a steep descent

synonyms: dive, drop, fall, pitch, nosedive, downward climb

2

the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality.

American families of Hungarian descent

synonyms: ancestry, parentage, ancestors, family, antecedents, extraction, origin, derivation, birth, lineage, line, genealogy, heredity, stock, pedigree, blood, bloodline, roots, origins

3

a sudden, violent attack.

a descent on the enemy airstrip

synonyms: attack, assault, raid, onslaught, charge, thrust, push, drive, incursion, foray

noun

dive, drop, fall, pitch, nosedive
downward climb
slope, incline, dip, drop, gradient, declivity, slant, hill
decline, slide, fall, degeneration, deterioration, regression
ancestry, parentage, ancestors, family, antecedents, extraction, origin, derivation, birth, lineage, line, genealogy, heredity, stock, pedigree, blood, bloodline, roots, origins
inheritance, succession
attack, assault, raid, onslaught, charge, thrust, push, drive, incursion, foray
decline, fall, declivity, downslope, declension, declination
bloodline, blood line, line of descent, blood, stock, parentage, lineage, origin, stemma, pedigree, ancestry, line
line of descent, lineage, filiation
extraction, origin

Use "descents" in a sentence

1. Descents from Moughton need care in misty conditions.

2. Beltings can incorporate various flights, so catering for applications requiring inclines or descents

3. Siguieron intensas subidas y abruptas Bajadas.: Intense climbs and abrupt descents followed.: down

4. 30 On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.

5. These were the families of the Levites, according to their family descents.

6. • It is therefore often wise to pitch such descents, which of course can take An eternity

7. Abrupt shift in direction, tight turns and fast linear slopes ensure fast descents.

8. The English Baronetage: Containing A Genealogical And Historical Account Of All The English Baronets, Their Descents

9. Missouri's north face has several good Couloirs that provide excellent snow climbs and ski/board descents - 1 and 2

10. to slide into those mechanical and untruthful habits of thought which are so pleasant and so easy as descents to mental ineptitude.

11. I met Pyria because she was keeper of the royal archives when I was tracking down descents of the Shannara bloodline.

12. Both Couloirs originate just below the summit of Mount Nebo and provide fun terrain for ski descents or spring/summer ascents

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14. It could have been the stability of my Bushidos, but I think I am really getting a lot better and more confident with descents

15. These simple truths are present in the Baronages that conclude the county tours in all editions of Britannia, and in the descents of manors that Camden traces in his perambulations.

16. Roller Coaster, elevated railway with steep inclines and descents that carries a train of passengers through sharp curves and sudden changes of speed and direction for a brief thrill ride

17. Beowulf epic are the stories of dream and legend, of monsters and of god-fashioned weapons, of descents to the underworld and of fights with dragons, of the hero's ques t and of a community threat-ened by the powers of evil

18. The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets, Now Existing: Their Descents, Marriages, and Issues; Memorable Actions, Both in War, and Peace; Religious and Charitable Donations; Deaths, Places of Burial and Monumental Iiscriptions [sic], Volume 1

19. The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets, Now Existing: Their Descents, Marriages, and Issues; Memorable Actions, Both in War, and Peace; Religious and Charitable Donations; Deaths, Places of Burial and Monumental Iiscriptions [sic], Volume 3, Part 1 - Ebook written by Arthur Collins

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