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adj
Capable of picking out airborne targets that are silhouetted against the ground and guiding weapons onto these targets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: typically military
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From the capability of looking down from the intercepting aircraft to the ground, and then shooting down the enemy.
