Undershot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fall short of (the runway) in a landing

shoot short of or below (a target)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚʃˈɑːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəʃˈɒt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəʃˈɒt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚʃˈɑːt/.

Examples

The plane undershot the runway
an underhung jaw
undershot bulldog

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undershoot underhung underslung

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)
adjective	having a lower part projecting beyond the upper “an underhung jaw”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterschritten

bei einer Landung die Landebahn nicht erreichen

🇫🇷French

sous-dépassé

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

🇪🇸Spanish

por debajo

quedarse corto de (la pista) en un aterrizaje

🇮🇹Italian

prognato

non raggiungere (la pista) in un atterraggio

🇳🇱Dutch

onderbeet

bij een landing niet bij (de landingsbaan) komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

prognatismo

ficar aquém (da pista) em um pouso

🇷🇺Russian

недокус

не долететь до (взлетно-посадочной полосы) при посадке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सब से छोटा

लैंडिंग में (रनवे) से कम हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডারশট

fall short of (রানওয়ে) in a landing

🇮🇳Tamil

அண்டர்ஷாட்

தரையிறங்கும் போது (ஓடுபாதை) குறைவாக விழும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్ షాట్

ల్యాండింగ్‌లో (రన్‌వే) తక్కువగా పడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरशॉट

लँडिंगमध्ये (रनवे) कमी पडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્ડરશોટ

ઉતરાણમાં (રનવે) ની નીચે પડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ಶಾಟ್

ಲ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ (ರನ್‌ವೇ) ಕಡಿಮೆ ಬೀಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അണ്ടർഷോട്ട്

ഒരു ലാൻഡിംഗിൽ (റൺവേ) കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਸ਼ਾਟ

ਲੈਂਡਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ (ਰਨਵੇਅ) ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਪੈਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈر شاٹ

لینڈنگ میں (رن وے) سے کم پڑنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下颚突出式

着陆时未到达（跑道）

🇯🇵Japanese

アンダーショット

着陸時に（滑走路に）届かない

🇰🇷Korean

미달

착륙할 때 (활주로에) 미치지 못하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảnh chụp dưới

rơi hụt (đường băng) khi hạ cánh

🇹🇭Thai

ขีดเส้นใต้

ขาด (ทางวิ่ง) ในการลงจอด

🇮🇩Indonesian

di bawah

gagal mencapai (landasan pacu) dalam pendaratan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناقص

تقصر عن (المدرج) في الهبوط

🇮🇷Persian

زیر شات

در یک فرود از (باند فرودگاه) کوتاه می آیند

🇹🇷Turkish

yetersiz

iniş sırasında (pist) yetersiz kalmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

תחתית

נופלים מהמסלול (הנחיתה) בנחיתה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'undershot'?

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

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'undershot' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'undershot' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'undershot' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'undershot' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'undershot' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'undershot' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'undershot' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted