📖 Definitions of "Descent"
noun
- 1
An instance of descending; act of coming down.
"We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier."
- 2
A way down.
"We had difficulty in finding the correct descent."
- 3
A sloping passage or incline.
"The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery."
- 4
Lineage or hereditary derivation.
"Our guide was of Welsh descent."
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