Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shootdown

/ʃˈutdˌaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: shoot-down
IPA: /ʃˈutdˌaʊn/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Deverbal from shoot down.

Inflected Forms

shootdowns (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce shootdown?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈutdˌaʊn/.
What does shootdown mean?: The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.
Where does shootdown come from?: Deverbal from shoot down.

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