Downer may refer to:
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Downer (surname), various persons of that name
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Downer, Australian Capital Territory
Downer is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, in the city's inner north. The suburb is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.
The suburb was gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer (1844–1915) Premier of South A ...
, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
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Downer Glacier, Alaska
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Downer, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
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Downer (soil), the New Jersey state soil
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Downer (animal)
A downer is an animal, usually livestock, that cannot stand on its own and therefore is to be killed. A downed animal, one that is unable to stand, is not necessarily a downer. Causes
The animal's inability to stand may be caused by illness or ...
, a livestock animal that is to be killed because it cannot stand
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"Downer" (song), on the grunge band Nirvana's debut album ''Bleach''
* Downer, a
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band that released an album on
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City.
History
The label was launched in 1980 in t ...
in 2001.
* Downers, slang for
depressant
A depressant, or central depressant, is a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the brain. Depressants are also colloquially referred to as downers as they lower the ...
drugs
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Downer Group
Downer Group is an integrated services company active in Australia and New Zealand.
Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and New Zealand Stock Exchange as Downer EDI (DOW), Downer is an ASX 100 company.
Downer Group employs approximat ...
, an Australian company
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Downer Rail
Downer Rail is a business unit within the Downer Group. As well as manufacturing and maintaining railway rolling stock it holds maintenance contracts to maintain rail infrastructure. The head office is located in North Ryde.
History
The EDI ...
, an Australian railroad company
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Downer College, a former women's college in Fox Lake, Wisconsin
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Downer Methodist Episcopal Church, in Monroe Township, New Jersey, on the National Register of Historic Places
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Downer Rowhouses
The Downer Rowhouses are two sets of Second Empire row houses that are back to back at 55 Adams Street and 192-200 Central Street, Somerville, Massachusetts. Built c. 1880, they are among the first buildings of their type built in the city. T ...
, two sets of row houses in Somerville, Massachusetts, both on the National Register of Historic Places
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