Definition of "downtown" []

• The lower part or the business center of a city or town. (noun)
• To, toward, or in the lower part or the business center of a city or town. (adverb)
• Of, relating to, or located downtown. (adjective)

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• "Build the darn tunnel through Seattle with NO on or off ramps in downtown is what I vote."
• "And plentiful. ws: That parking garage in downtown is owned by Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency (LORA) which is a public entity."
• "The source and I agree though that lugging luggage up from the rail/bus tunnel to a hotel in downtown is not going to be easy, and that going part way on the train and then transfering to a shuttle or taxi or whatever is not likely to happen, especially by business travelers late at night, or families traveling with car seats, strollers and screaming kids."