Shootdown

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Destruction of a flying aircraft by a missile attack or gunfire.
  • n. An instance of such destruction.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.
  • Word Usage
    "Championship tonight); indictment of Cuban MiG pilots and Air Force chief in shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996; and more."
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