undershoot (redirected from undershooting)

un·der·shoot  (ndr-sht)

v. un·der·shot (-sht), un·der·shoot·ing, un·der·shoots

v.tr.

1. To shoot a projectile short of (a target).

2.

a. To start the approach of one's aircraft to (a landing area) too low or too soon.

b. To land an aircraft short of (a landing area).

v.intr.

1. To shoot short of a target.

2. To land short of a landing area.

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undershoot [ˌʌndəˈʃuːt]

vb -shoots, -shooting, -shot

1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (of a pilot) to cause (an aircraft) to land short of (a runway) or (of an aircraft) to land in this way

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to shoot a projectile so that it falls short of (a target)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	undershoot - fall short of (the runway) in a landing; "The plane undershot the runway" land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
	2.	undershoot - shoot short of or below (a target)   miss - fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target" overshoot - shoot beyond or over (a target)

Translations

undershoot [ˌʌndəˈʃuːt] (undershot (pt, pp))

A. VT [+ target] → no alcanzar, no llegar a
to undershoot the runway (Aer) → aterrizar antes de llegar a la pista

B. VI → no alcanzar el blanco
we have undershot by £80 → nos faltan 80 libras para alcanzar el objetivo