Undershoot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fall short of (the runway) in a landing

shoot short of or below (a target)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚʃˈuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəʃˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəʃˈuːt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚʃˈuːt/.

Examples

The plane undershot the runway

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

overshoot

Parts of Speech

verb	fall short of (the runway) in a landing “The plane undershot the runway”
verb	shoot short of or below (a target)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterschreiten

bei einer Landung die Landebahn nicht erreichen

🇫🇷French

sous-dépassement

tomber en deçà de (la piste) lors d'un atterrissage

🇪🇸Spanish

subestimar

quedarse corto de (la pista) en un aterrizaje

🇮🇹Italian

sottodimensionamento

non raggiungere (la pista) in un atterraggio

🇳🇱Dutch

onderschrijden

bij een landing niet bij (de landingsbaan) komen

🇷🇺Russian

недолет

не долететь до (взлетно-посадочной полосы) при посадке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंडरशूट

लैंडिंग में (रनवे) से कम हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারশুট

fall short of (রানওয়ে) in a landing

🇮🇳Tamil

அண்டர்ஷூட்

தரையிறங்கும் போது (ஓடுபாதை) குறைவாக விழும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్ షూట్

ల్యాండింగ్‌లో (రన్‌వే) తక్కువగా పడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरशूट

लँडिंगमध्ये (रनवे) कमी पडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંડરશૂટ

ઉતરાણમાં (રનવે) ની નીચે પડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ ಶೂಟ್

ಲ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ (ರನ್‌ವೇ) ಕಡಿಮೆ ಬೀಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അണ്ടർഷൂട്ട്

ഒരു ലാൻഡിംഗിൽ (റൺവേ) കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਸ਼ੂਟ

ਲੈਂਡਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ (ਰਨਵੇਅ) ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਪੈਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈر شوٹ

لینڈنگ میں (رن وے) سے کم پڑنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下冲

着陆时未到达（跑道）

🇯🇵Japanese

アンダーシュート

着陸時に（滑走路に）届かない

🇰🇷Korean

미달하다

착륙할 때 (활주로에) 미치지 못하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắn hạ

rơi hụt (đường băng) khi hạ cánh

🇹🇭Thai

ต่ำกว่า

ขาด (ทางวิ่ง) ในการลงจอด

🇮🇩Indonesian

meremehkan

gagal mencapai (landasan pacu) dalam pendaratan

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

زیرانداز

در یک فرود از (باند فرودگاه) کوتاه می آیند

🇹🇷Turkish

hedefin altında kalmak

iniş sırasında (pist) yetersiz kalmak

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The primary meaning of 'undershoot' is 'fall short of (the runway) in a landing'.

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Using 'undershoot' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'undershoot' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'undershoot' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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