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antiaircraft

 
Dictionary: an·ti·air·craft   (ăn'tē-âr'krăft', ăn'tī-) pronunciation
adj.
Designed for defense, especially from a surface position, against aircraft or missile attack.

n.
An antiaircraft weapon.


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US Military Dictionary: antiaircraft
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adj. (especially of a gun or missile) used to attack enemy aircraft.

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WordNet: antiaircraft
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
  Synonyms: antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun


The adjective antiaircraft has one meaning:

Meaning #1: designed for defense from a surface position against air attack


 
 

 

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