downcast

adj 1: directed downward; "a downcast glance"

2: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city";

"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and

resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his

defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue},

{depressed}, {dispirited}, {down(p)}, {downhearted}, {low},

{low-spirited}]

n : a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine