look-down, shoot-down

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the capability of looking down from the intercepting aircraft to the ground, and then shooting down the enemy.

Adjective

look-down, shoot-down (not comparable)

  1. (typically military, of a radar) Capable of picking out airborne targets that are silhouetted against the ground and guiding weapons onto these targets.
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