Definition of "facedown" []

• In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward. (adverb)

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• "Members of the three-person election committee keep return envelopes that bear a member's name facedown during the counting process, Wainwright said."
• "When Lyons regained consciousness, he was lying facedown on the ground, choking, gasping for air, and spitting up blood and dirt."
• "He looked as if he could fall asleep facedown in his patty melt."