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Meaning of shootdown | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.

Equivalents

Deutsch abschießen Abschuss
Suomi alasampuminen

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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

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