down below
In the depths
Down below refers to a location beneath or lower than where the speaker is.
On a ship, down below means beneath the deck: The captain sent the crew down below during the storm.
More broadly, it can mean any lower level or place underneath: There's a storage room down below.
The phrase sometimes serves as a euphemism for the genitals or for hell.
Underworld of suffering
- underworldRealm of the departed
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- netherworldRealm of the dead
- perditionEternal spiritual ruin
damnation · torment · fire · brimstone · sulfur · purgatory · limbo · depths
Maintain in grasp
- bilgeShip's water-collecting depths
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- berthSleeping space on transport
- bunkNonsense or stacked bed
quarters · engine room · forecastle · steerage · cargo hold · boiler room · lazarette · stateroom
hell
Underworld of suffering
- underworldRealm of the departed
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- netherworldRealm of the dead
perdition · damnation · torment · fire · brimstone · sulfur · purgatory · limbo · depths · pit
hold
Maintain in grasp
- bilgeShip's water-collecting depths
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- berthSleeping space on transport
bunk · quarters · engine room · forecastle · steerage · cargo hold · boiler room · lazarette · stateroom · mess
down belowon deck
Ready and waiting nearby
topside · up top · in the open · abovedecks
down, below, underneath, downpour, downward, download, downstairs, downturn, downplay