Definitions for undershootˌʌn dərˈʃut, ˈʌn dərˌʃut
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•shootˌʌn dərˈʃut, ˈʌn dərˌʃut(v.)-shot, -shoot•ing.
(v.t.)to shoot or launch a projectile that falls short of (a target).
Category: Military
(of an aircraft or pilot) to land before reaching (a landing strip) because of a too rapid loss of altitude.
Category: Aeronautics
(v.i.)to shoot or launch a projectile that falls short of a target.
Category: Military
Origin of undershoot:
1655–65
Princeton's WordNet
undershoot(verb)
fall short of (the runway) in a landing
"The plane undershot the runway"
undershoot(verb)
shoot short of or below (a target)
Wiktionary
undershoot(Verb)
To shoot not far enough or not well enough.
Webster Dictionary
Undershoot(verb)
to shoot short of (a mark)
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