Definitions for shoot-down
shoot-down

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1. shoot-downverb

   murder by shooting someone down in cold blood

2. tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buckverb

   move quickly and violently

   "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

3. down, shoot down, landverb

   shoot at and force to come down

   "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

4. kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote outverb

   thwart the passage of

   "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

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1. shoot-down

   A shoot-down refers to an act of forcibly terminating or rejecting something. In military terms, it specifically refers to bringing down an enemy aircraft or missile by hitting it with gunfire, rockets, or other weapons. In a more broad and metaphorical sense, it can also refer to rejecting an idea, suggestion, or proposal outright.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoot-down in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoot-down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of shoot-down in a Sentence

1. Keith Kellogg:

   It'd be kind of nice to have a Russian system shoot down a Russian aircraft.

2. Riki Ellison:

   They (the Iranians) were on full alert to shoot down anything that resembled a U.S. aircraft. Somebody made a mistake by identifying it as a warplane.

3. Kathryn Wheelbarger:

   The S-400 is a Russian system designed to shoot down an aircraft like the F-35, and it is inconceivable to imagine Russia not taking advantage of that (intelligence) collection opportunity.

4. Mohammed Ali Abdallah:

   Only the Russians have that ability - and they were operating where it happened, it's our understanding that Haftar was asked by his Russian partners to claim responsibility, despite not having the capability or equipment to shoot down a US drone.

5. Chris Morgan:

   I would never shoot down space, never, never. I would literally never shoot down anything, as long as it hits the parameters :' Is it badass ? is it awesome ? Will the audience love it ? And will it not break faith with the audience as they're watching it ?' I'm down for whatever.

References

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