shootsomethingdown
phrasal verbwithshootverbuk/ʃuːt/us/ʃuːt/shot|shot
todestroyanaircraftor make anaircraft,bird, etc.fallto thegroundbyshootingat it:
He waskilledduring thewarwhen hisplanewasshotdown.
- He wasshotdown overenemyterritory.
- Theyshotdown twoenemyplanesduring theraid.
- Overhalfof theplaneswereshotdown during oneraid.
- Theirjobwas toshootdownenemyaircraft.
- He wasshotdown atnight.
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- drone strike
- firebomb
- firebombing
- go off
- mine
- prime
- saturation bombing
- shelling
- shoot
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
- strike homeidiom