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undershoot — un‧der‧shoot [ˌʌndəˈʆuːt ǁ ər ] verb undershot PTandPP [ ˈfɒt ǁ ˈʆɑːt] [transitive] FINANCE to not reach a figure or level that was set as a limit or target: • Results for the group s fiscal first quarter will undershoot analysts expectations.… … Financial and business terms
Undershoot — Un der*shoot , v. t. To shoot short of (a mark). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undershoot — (v.) 1660s, to shoot too low, from UNDER (Cf. under) + SHOOT (Cf. shoot) (v.). In reference to aircraft or pilots, recorded from 1918. Undershot as a type of water wheel is recorded from c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
undershoot — transitive verb (undershot; shooting) Date: circa 1661 1. to shoot short of or below (a target) 2. to fall short of (a runway) in landing an airplane … New Collegiate Dictionary
undershoot — /un deuhr shooht , un deuhr shooht /, v., undershot, undershooting. v.t. 1. to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target). 2. Aeron. (of an aircraft or pilot) to land before reaching (a landing strip) because of a too… … Universalium
undershoot — verb To not shoot far enough or well enough. Ant: overshoot … Wiktionary
undershoot — A temporary decrease below the final steady state value that may occur immediately following the removal of an influence that had been raising that value, i.e., overshoot in a negative direction … Medical dictionary
undershoot — un·der shoot || ‚ʌndÉ™(r) ʃuËt v. shoot short of a target; land short of a target … English contemporary dictionary
undershoot — i. A faulty approach of an airplane, which if continued, will result in its landing short of the desired point. ii. The failure to capture a desired flight condition (air speed, altitude) by falling short when approaching that value from below.… … Aviation dictionary
undershoot — verb (past and past participle undershot) 1》 (of an aircraft) land short of (the runway). 2》 fall short of (a point or target) … English new terms dictionary
