Help me understand this phrase from a novel. [closed]

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago

The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking from Bramblehurst railway station, and...

According to OALD, down (n) means very fine soft feathers of a bird or fine soft hair; which I don't think is true in this context.

The excerpt is from the beginning of the novel, "The Invisible Man" by "H.G. Wells".

I'm learning English as a second language, and this book is a part of my school syllabus and has countless other similar phrases. Any suggestions would be helpful.

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