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English
Adjective
down-at-heel
- Alternative form of down at heel
2021 October 6, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Anglia”, in RAIL, number 941, page 29:St Ives: The guided busway on the old railway alignment to Cambridge has just passed its tenth anniversary. Railfuture has noted its down-at-heel physical appearance, with dirty concrete beams, damaged sound barriers, and unmanaged vegetation.
2021 July 14, “Network News: New Wickford station on the way”, in RAIL, number 935, page 24:The station has been down-at-heel for over 20 years, since some of the original main buildings were destroyed by fire.
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