Definition

1. Noun:
   • Anti-aircraft gun: A weapon designed to fire at and destroy enemy aircraft from the ground. The term "cao xạ" is a shortened form of "cao xạ pháo".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các khẩu cao xạ đã bảo vệ bầu trời thành phố. (The anti-aircraft guns protected the city's sky.)
  • Anh ấy là một chiến sĩ cao xạ. (He is an anti-aircraft gunner.)

Advanced Usage

• "pháo cao xạ": This is the full term for "anti-aircraft artillery" or "anti-aircraft gun".
  • Pháo cao xạ đã được triển khai quanh sân bay. (Anti-aircraft artillery was deployed around the airport.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cao xạ pháo (n): The full term for an anti-aircraft gun or artillery piece.
• Phòng không (n): Air defense. This is a broader term that can include anti-aircraft guns, missiles, and other systems.
  • Lực lượng phòng không đã sẵn sàng. (The air defense force is ready.)

Synonyms

• Súng phòng không: Anti-aircraft gun (literally "air defense gun").
• Pháo phòng không: Anti-aircraft artillery.

Related Phrases

• Trận địa cao xạ: Anti-aircraft gun position or emplacement.
  • Trận địa cao xạ được ngụy trang kỹ lưỡng. (The anti-aircraft gun emplacement was carefully camouflaged.)
• Hỏa lực cao xạ: Anti-aircraft fire.
  • Hỏa lực cao xạ dày đặc. (The anti-aircraft fire was intense.)

noun

1. Anti-aircraft gun