look-down, shoot-down

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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look-down, shoot-down (not comparable)

  1. Describing a phased-array radar powerful enough to pick aircraft out of ground clutter from high altitude.