Meanings

1. 1

   toward a or the valley

   Talwärts kamen neben Baumaterialien, die mit 2 095 604 t über 68 % der Gesamttalzufuhr ausmachten, hauptsächlich ... Mehl und Müllereierzeugnisse (63 508 t) und Zucker.To the valley(s) came, aside from construction materials, which at 2 095 604 tonnes made up 68 % of the total delivery to the valley(s), principally ... flour and milling-industry-products (63 508 tonnes) and sugar.

2. 2

   figurativedownward

   Stefan Spiekermann, Worte Wie Sand, page 119In the hourglass, the last grain spun downwards.