The crossword solutions for the term DISTANCE DOWN are DEPTH and MILE. DEPTH is a five-letter word that refers to the measurement of how far something extends downward from a surface or a point of reference. MILE is a four-letter word that is a unit of length equal to 1, 609.34 meters, or 5, 280 feet, used in the imperial and U.S. customary systems. Together, these two words refer to the measurement of distance from a certain point downwards.