shootdown

or shoot-down

[ shoot-doun ]

/ ˈʃutˌdaʊn /

noun

the attack and destruction of an aircraft in flight.

the shooting and killing of someone in cold blood.

Words nearby shootdown

shook up, shool, shoon, shoot, shootaround, shootdown, shoot-'em-up, shooter, shoot for, shoot from the hip, shootie

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Example sentences from the Web for shootdown

There had indeed been moments, Cheney said, when he thought a shootdown might be necessary.
Bush’s Unanswered 9/11 Questions|Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The question as to who gave the shootdown order has had no adequate answer—until now.
Bush’s Unanswered 9/11 Questions|Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for shootdown

shoot down

verb (tr, adverb)

to shoot callously

to cause to fall to earth by hitting with a missile

to defeat or disprovehe shot down her argument

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Idioms and Phrases with shootdown

shoot down

Ruin the aspirations of, disappoint, as in Bill was hoping Sharon would go out with him, but she shot him down.

Reject, defeat; also, expose as false. For example, It was the best idea I could come up with, but they unanimously shot it down, or It was inevitable that they would shoot down any claim made by the opposing candidate. This colloquial expression, which alludes to bringing down an aircraft or game bird by shooting, is sometimes intensified as shoot down in flames, originally (in World War I) referring to bringing down enemy aircraft but the late 1950s extended to decisively defeating anyone or anything.

单词	shootdown
释义	shootdown or shoot-down [ shoot-doun ] / ˈʃutˌdaʊn / noun the attack and destruction of an aircraft in flight. the shooting and killing of someone in cold blood. Words nearby shootdown shook up, shool, shoon, shoot, shootaround, shootdown, shoot-'em-up, shooter, shoot for, shoot from the hip, shootie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shootdown There had indeed been moments, Cheney said, when he thought a shootdown might be necessary. Bush’s Unanswered 9/11 Questions\|Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan\|August 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The question as to who gave the shootdown order has had no adequate answer—until now. Bush’s Unanswered 9/11 Questions\|Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan\|August 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for shootdown shoot down verb (tr, adverb) to shoot callously to cause to fall to earth by hitting with a missile to defeat or disprovehe shot down her argument Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with shootdown shoot down 1 Ruin the aspirations of, disappoint, as in Bill was hoping Sharon would go out with him, but she shot him down. 2 Reject, defeat; also, expose as false. For example, It was the best idea I could come up with, but they unanimously shot it down, or It was inevitable that they would shoot down any claim made by the opposing candidate. This colloquial expression, which alludes to bringing down an aircraft or game bird by shooting, is sometimes intensified as shoot down in flames, originally (in World War I) referring to bringing down enemy aircraft but the late 1950s extended to decisively defeating anyone or anything. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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