Definition of Shootdown

1. Noun. The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shootdown

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shootdown

shoot one's mouth off
shoot oneself in the foot
shoot out
shoot the boots
shoot the breeze
shoot the bull
shoot the messenger
shoot the moon
shoot through
shoot through like a Bondi tram
shoot up
shootable
shootaround
shootarounds
shootdown (current term)
shootdowns
shooted
shooter
shooters
shooteth
shootin'
shooting
shooting-iron
shooting-spree
shooting box
shooting brake
shooting circle
shooting circles
shooting galleries

Literary usage of Shootdown

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Operation Provide Comfort: Review of U. S. Air Force Investigation of Black by Barbara W. Alsip, Neyla Arnas, Fred Chasnov, Richard E. Chervenak (1998)
"... in Operation Provide Comfort at the time of the shootdown and the incident F-15 pilots' perceived urgency to engage during the shootdown. ..."

2. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"There is no evidence that this combination of radar-controlled searchlights and night-attacking MiGs ever occurred before or after the shootdown of Stardust ..."

3. Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James B. Stockdale (1995)
"A brand-new navy shootdown and friend I came to respect very highly was placed "cold" in one of the deep dungeon cell blocks reserved for us old "blackest ..."

4. Terrorism: Victims' Access to Terrorist Assets edited by Jon Kyl (2002)
"... and each one of the plaintiffs and the victims were US citizens at the time of the shootdown. In a powerfully worded opinion, Judge King found that: ..."

5. Protection Of U.s. Forces Deployed Abroad The Khobar Towers Terrorist Attack by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Report on Corrective Actions on the shootdown of Two US Army UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters over Northern Iraq. This 1995 assessment identified the challenge ..."

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