All 4 Uses of
descend
in
Treasure Island
- Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.†
Chpt 6 *
- At the second trial, the aim was better, and the ball descended inside the stockade, scattering a cloud of sand but doing no further damage.†
Chpt 18
- The sun was up but was still hid from me behind the great bulk of the Spy-glass, which on this side descended almost to the sea in formidable cliffs.†
Chpt 24
- To the north of that, again, there comes another cape—Cape of the Woods, as it was marked upon the chart—buried in tall green pines, which descended to the margin of the sea.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(descend as in: descend the mountain) move or slope downward