shootdown
/ʃutdaʊn/
noun
- The act of shooting an aircraft out of the sky, causing it to crash.
- Investigators are looking into the shootdown of the military helicopter.
- The government denied responsibility for the shootdown.
- The shootdown of the passenger jet was a tragic event.
- A forceful rejection or defeat of an idea, proposal, or person.
- His idea faced a complete shootdown during the discussion.
- The team's shootdown in the final match was disappointing.
- The committee's shootdown of the new policy was unexpected.