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- noun Plural form of
downing .
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Examples
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Somalia claims to have been one of the SF sent in to rescue the downed helicopters in the infamous helicopter downings.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Scattered tree downings and other damage is possible as are power outages and quickly spreading fires.
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Odierno mentioned that of the eight downings of U.S. helicopters since January, in at least two or three of the cases there were actually -- there were targeted -- excuse me, there were coordinated and organized ambushes.
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A U.N. peacekeeping operation in Somalia in the 1990s saw clashes between foreign troops and Somali warlords 'fighters, including the notorious downings of two of the U.S. military's
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There's another indication today that recent downings of choppers in Iraq are more than just a coincidence.
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Today, we learned two people were recently detained, implicated in these recent downings.
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A U.N. peacekeeping operation in Somalia in the 1990s saw clashes between foreign troops and Somali warlords 'fighters, including the notorious downings of two U.S. military Black Hawk helicopters in 1993.
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A U.N. peacekeeping operation in Somalia in the 1990s saw clashes between foreign troops and Somali warlords 'fighters, including the notorious downings of two U.S. military Black Hawk helicopters in 1993.
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A U.N. peacekeeping operation in Somalia in the 1990s saw clashes between foreign troops and Somali warlords 'fighters, including the notorious downings of two U.S. military Black Hawk helicopters in 1993.
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Two downings of the ball brought thousands of students out onto the field.
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