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shootdown

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.

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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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