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shoot-down
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Princeton's WordNet
shoot-downverb
murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buckverb
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
down, shoot down, landverb
shoot at and force to come down
"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
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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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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shoot-down in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shoot-down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of shoot-down in a Sentence
We condemn this kind of behavior. It is reckless. It is provocative. It is dangerous. And under the rules of engagement that could have been a shoot-down, people need to understand that this is serious business and the United States is not going to be intimidated on the high seas. ... We are communicating to the Russians how dangerous this is and our hope is that this will never be repeated.
Nobody has the right to traitorously shoot down a Russian plane from behind.
The U.S. stands with India in their enmity towards Pakistan, we want to request the army chief and make the air chief realize that it is their duty to shoot down any drone that comes into Pakistan and respond to it in kind.
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.
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.
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