undershoot

UK: /ˌʌndəˈʃuːt/ US: (un′dər sho̅o̅t′, un′dər sho̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'undershoot' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

undershoots

v 3rd person singular

undershooting

v pres p

undershot

v past

undershot

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

un•der•shoot  (un′dər sho̅o̅t′, un′dər sho̅o̅t′), v., -shot, -shoot•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Rocketry, Military to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
2. Aeronautics (of an aircraft or pilot) to land before reaching (a landing strip) because of a too rapid loss of altitude.

v.i. 

3. Rocketry, Military to shoot or launch a projectile so as to strike under or short of a target.

• under- + shoot 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

undershoot / ˌʌndəˈʃuːt/ verb ( -shoots, -shooting, -shot)

1. (of a pilot) to cause (an aircraft) to land short of (a runway) or (of an aircraft) to land in this way
2. to shoot a projectile so that it falls short of (a target)