downcast has definitions from the field of mining
1
[ adjective ] directed downward

Examples

"a downcast glance"

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

The eyes , blue and always somewhat downcast , possessed a sullen quality .

Related terms

down

2
[ adjective ] low in spirits

Examples

"lonely and blue in a strange city" "depressed by the loss of his job" "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face" "downcast after his defeat" "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

Related terms

dejected

3
[ adjective ] low in spirits

Examples

"lonely and blue in a strange city" "depressed by the loss of his job" "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face" "downcast after his defeat" "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

Related terms

dejected

4
[ noun ] (mining) a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

Related terms

air_passage shaft

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