Definition of "undershoot" []

• To shoot a projectile short of (a target). (verb-transitive)
• To start the approach of one's aircraft to (a landing area) too low or too soon. (verb-transitive)
• To land an aircraft short of (a landing area). (verb-transitive)
• To shoot short of a target. (verb-intransitive)
• To land short of a landing area. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "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."
• "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."
• "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)."