push-down
[ poo sh-doun ]
/ ˈpʊʃˌdaʊn /
noun Aeronautics.
a sudden, downward shift by an aircraft in the direction of the flight path.
Also called
pushover.
Origin of push-down
First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase
push down
Words nearby push-down
push the panic button,
push through,
push up daisies,
push-bike,
push-button,
push-down,
push-in,
push-pull,
push-start,
push-up,
pushback