anti-aircraft
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anti-aircraft
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From anti- + aircraft.
adjective antaircraft · antiaircraft
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Intended to attack aircraft.
Special lamps were provided for working during the blackout, and an anti-aircraft gun, manned by the R.A.O.C., was mounted on the coal depot line.
Similar: air-defense, air-defence, anti-air, surface-to-air
noun anti-aircraft · anti-aircrafts · antaircraft · antiaircraft
- Anti-aircraft artillery. I am blacking out—ease the stick forward slightly—the sky is clear again—I turn out over water—reverse turn—there are antiaircraft on the island below—I reverse again—and again.
- An anti-aircraft artillery organization.
- Anti-aircraft fire.
Similar: AA, double-A, AAA, triple-A, ack-ack, air defense, air defence, Archie
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noun
Similar: AA, double-A, AAA, triple-A, ack-ack, air defense, air defence, Archie
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adj intended to attack aircraft
| Español | antiaéreo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | जहाज़मार jahāzmār |
| Português | antiaéreo |
| Français | anti-aérien |
| Deutsch | Flugabwehr- |
| Italiano | antiaereo |
| Ελληνικά | αντιαεροπορικός antiaeroporikós |
| Română | antiaerian |
| Русский | противовозду́шный protivovozdúšnyj, зени́тный zenítnyj |
noun anti-aircraft artillery
| Español | antiaéreo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 高射砲 kōshahō |
| 中文 | 高射炮 gāoshèpào |
| हिन्दी | जहाज़मार तोप jahāzmār top |
| Română | artilerie antiaeriană |
Talk about this word "anti-aircraft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anti-aircraft. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anti-aircraft. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anti-aircraft "anti-aircraft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anti-aircraft.Cite this
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title = {anti-aircraft},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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