undershoot

[ uhn-der-shoot, uhn-der-shoot ]
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verb (used with object),un·der·shot, un·der·shoot·ing.
  1. to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).

  2. Aeronautics. (of an aircraft or pilot) to land before reaching (a landing strip) because of a too rapid loss of altitude.

verb (used without object),un·der·shot, un·der·shoot·ing.
  1. to shoot or launch a projectile so as to strike under or short of a target.

Origin of undershoot

1
First recorded in 1655–65; under- + shoot1

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British Dictionary definitions for undershoot

undershoot

/ (ˌʌndəˈʃuːt) /


verb-shoots, -shooting or -shot
  1. (of a pilot) to cause (an aircraft) to land short of (a runway) or (of an aircraft) to land in this way

  2. to shoot a projectile so that it falls short of (a target)

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