look-down
Americannoun
verb
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(intr, adverb; foll by on or upon) to express or show contempt or disdain (for)
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informal to be contemptuous or disdainful of
Example Sentences
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McKenzie said in the interview that the USS Cole, with its “great radar,” and the superior “look-down capabilities” of the F-22s are intended to improve the tracking of and response to shipments of contraband heading toward Yemen, including potential shipments of missiles.
From Washington Post
McKenzie said the F-22s would provide the UAE with "one of the best look-down radars in the world," capable of identifying targets including land attack cruise missiles and drones.
From Reuters
The JF-17 also lacks airborne self-defense jammers, making the aircraft vulnerable to electronic warfare aircraft, and its radar lacks range in its look-down, shoot-down mode.
From Washington Times
For as long as music exists and the human race has ears, they’ll always be an uppity group of critics that look-down on the old I-IV-V Three Chord Rule.
From Time
If you go into a king’s palace, there is the spider hanging on his gossamer web, and look-down with scorn and contempt on the gilded salon; he is laying hold of things above.
From Project Gutenberg
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