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shootdowns

shootdowns is the plural of shootdown.

Meaning of shootdown

Noun

shootdown (plural shootdowns)

  1. The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.
    • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who personally gave the order to go ahead with the satellite shootdown Wednesday, told reporters in Hawaii on Thursday that he was prepared to share some details of the operation with China to ease its concerns that the debris might still prove dangerous.2008 February 22, Thom Shanker, “An Errant Satellite Is Gone, but Questions Linger”, in New York Times

Questions about shootdowns

What is shootdowns the plural of?
Shootdowns is the plural of shootdown.

Words near shootdowns in the dictionary

  1. shootarounds
  2. shootboard
  3. shootboards
  4. shootcha
  5. shootdown
  6. shootdowns
  7. shooted
  8. shootee
  9. shootees
  10. shooter
  11. shooter cup

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