Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To shoot a projectile short of (a target).
- v. To start the approach of one's aircraft to (a landing area) too low or too soon.
- v. To land an aircraft short of (a landing area).
- v. To shoot short of a target.
- v. To land short of a landing area.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To shoot short of, as a mark.
Wiktionary
- v. To shoot not far enough or not well enough.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To shoot short of (a mark).
WordNet 3.0
- v. fall short of (the runway) in a landing
- v. shoot short of or below (a target)
Examples
“The inclusion of the word undershoot was seen by traders as a clear signal that the ECB council would cut rates when it meets next Thursday.”
The Guardian: Draghi: ECB needs closer fiscal ties in eurozone to use full financial powers
“The satphone accompanies returning ISS crews on Soyuz reentry & landing for contingency communications with SAR (Search-and-Rescue) personnel after touchdown (e.g., after an "undershoot" ballistic reentry, as happened during the 15S return).”
“Last year it did about $15-20 million of business and this year it had hoped do $150 million, but it may "undershoot" that goal because of the recession, says Hamilton.”
“He scaled back Tesco's ambition for new malls to 50 in the next five years, from the previously forecast 80, and said he expects to undershoot the £4 billion Chinese sales target as well.”
“OTTAWA—Canada's economy shrank unexpectedly in November, suggesting fourth-quarter growth is likely to undershoot the central bank's forecast and may keep it from raising interest rates at least through this year.”
The Wall Street Journal: Canada GDP Declines Unexpectedly in November
“More important is what the Fed statement says about how ready the central bank is to buy more securities in the future should the economy continue to underperform and inflation undershoot.”
“The new guidance means the group's full-year results could undershoot the fiscal 2010 earnings by 10%.”
“Possibly not by as much as they overestimate foreign aid spending, but I think the tendency would be to undershoot by a couple fold.”
“Capital Economics figures the U.K.'s budget shortfall for the current year will undershoot official projections of a £149 billion deficit by around £10 billion.”
The Wall Street Journal: Slippery Slope for EU After Oil Shock
“Economists had been predicting that total borrowing for 2010-2011 was likely to undershoot the borrowing target by between £8 billion and £10 billion, but that margin could now be considerably smaller.”
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