look-down

[ look-doun ]

noun

1. the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.

look down

verb

1. intr, adverb; foll by on or upon to express or show contempt or disdain (for)
2. look down one's nose at informal.
   to be contemptuous or disdainful of

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

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