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Meaning of land down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To intercept (a missile) and bring it to ground before it reaches its target.

transitive

Examples

“According to him [scil. Ilya Tumanov], the airfield’s air defense systems managed to intercept only seven of the missiles, emphasizing that this term refers only to an attempt⟳ to land⟳ them down, not the interception of the missiles.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

land in someone's lap land on land on one's feet land the plane land up land with

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