shootdown
Americannoun
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the attack and destruction of an aircraft in flight.
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the shooting and killing of someone in cold blood.
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A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating US sanctions.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
In the hours following Friday’s F-15E shootdown, the U.S. military’s social-media accounts, including Centcom, went dark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
It added that an Israeli F-35 fighter jet shot down an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran, describing it as "the first shootdown in history of a manned fighter aircraft by an F-35".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
The Wednesday shootdown comes a day after a Iranian drone flew within 1,500 yards of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier as it was conducting flight operations in international waters in the Arabian Gulf.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
The Turkish attacks and the drone shootdown are the latest source of strain in the U.S.-Turkey relationship over Kurdish groups in the region.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
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