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shoot⋅down

[shoot-doun]
–noun
1. the attack and destruction of an aircraft in flight.
2. the shooting and killing of someone in cold blood.
Also, shoot-down.
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shoot·down   (shōōt'doun')   
n.  
  1. Destruction of a flying aircraft by a missile attack or gunfire.

  2. An instance of such destruction.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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