shootdown en · NOUN
Etymology
Deverbal from shoot down.
Meanings
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The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who personally gave the order to go ahead with the satellite shootdown Wednesday, told reporters in Hawaii on Thursday that he was prepared to share some details of the operation with China to ease its concerns that the debris might still prove dangerous.
2008 February 22, Thom Shanker, “An Errant Satellite Is Gone, but Questions Linger”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shootdowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (2)
de Abschießen (shooting down of an aircraft) · de Abschuss (shooting down of an aircraft)