antiaircraft

/'ænti'eəkrɑ:ft/
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antiaircraft

A soldier operates an antiaircraft gun during a training exercise.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Designed for defense from a surface position against air attack: Refers to weapons, systems, or measures intended to destroy or defend against enemy aircraft from the ground or sea.

  2. Noun:

    • Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes: Refers to the guns or missile systems themselves that are used to engage aerial targets.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The military installed new antiaircraft batteries along the coast.
    • Soldiers took cover in the antiaircraft shelter during the aerial bombardment.

  • Noun:

    • The antiaircraft opened fire as the enemy planes approached.
    • They operated the antiaircraft with great precision.
Advanced Usage

  • "Antiaircraft fire": The projectiles fired from antiaircraft weapons.

    • The sky was filled with antiaircraft fire during the battle.

  • "Antiaircraft defense" / "Antiaircraft warfare": The broader military strategy and systems for defending against air attack.

    • The country invested heavily in its antiaircraft defense network.
Variants and Related Words

  • AA (Abbreviation): A common abbreviation for "antiaircraft."

    • The pilot evaded the AA guns.

  • Flak (Noun): Informal term for antiaircraft fire, or the bursting shells from such fire.

    • The bomber flew through heavy flak.

  • Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) (Noun): A modern type of guided antiaircraft weapon.

    • The SAM site successfully intercepted the jet.
Synonyms
  • Antiaircraft gun: A specific term for the artillery piece.
  • Ack-ack (Informal, historical): Slang for antiaircraft fire or guns.
  • Air defense: A broader term encompassing all measures against air attack.
Related Phrases

  • "Antiaircraft artillery (AAA)": The branch of the military or the collective guns used for this purpose.

    • He served in the antiaircraft artillery.

  • "Antiaircraft missile": A rocket-propelled weapon used to destroy aircraft.

    • The antiaircraft missile was launched from a mobile vehicle.
antiaircraft

A soldier operates an antiaircraft gun during a training exercise.

Adjective
  1. designed for defense from a surface position against air attack
Noun
  1. artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

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