look-down, shoot-down

English

Alternative forms

• look-down shoot-down, look-down/shoot-down

Etymology

From the capability of looking down from the intercepting aircraft to the ground, and then shooting down the enemy.

Adjective

look-down, shoot-down (not comparable)

1. (typically military, of a radar) Capable of picking out airborne targets that are silhouetted against the ground and guiding weapons onto these targets.