look-down, shoot-down

adjective

Capable of picking out airborne targets that are silhouetted against the ground and guiding weapons onto these targets.

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Meanings

adjectivelook-down, shoot-down (not comparable)

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  1. not comparabletypically militaryCapable of picking out airborne targets that are silhouetted against the ground and guiding weapons onto these targets.

Origin

From the capability of looking down from the intercepting aircraft to the ground, and then shooting down the enemy.

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APA

look-down, shoot-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look-down%2C%20shoot-down

MLA

“look-down, shoot-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look-down%2C%20shoot-down. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look-down, shoot-down,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look-down%2C%20shoot-down.

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