facedown

facedown
adv. /fays"down"/; n. /fays"down'/, adv.
1. with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
n.
2. Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
[1930-35; (def. 1) FACE + DOWN1; (def. 2) n. use of v. phrase face down]

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