If someone is mown down , they are killed violently by a vehicle or gunfire.
She was mown down on a pedestrian crossing...
Gunmen mowed down 10 people in one attack.
PHRASAL VERB : be V-ed P , V P n (not pron) , also V n P
If someone is mown down , they are killed violently by a vehicle or gunfire.
She was mown down on a pedestrian crossing...
Gunmen mowed down 10 people in one attack.
PHRASAL VERB : be V-ed P , V P n (not pron) , also V n P
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006