Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Designed for defense, especially from a surface position, against aircraft or missile attack.
- noun An antiaircraft weapon.
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- adjective military Intended to
attack aircraft . - noun military Antiaircraft
artillery . - noun military An antiaircraft artillery
organization . - noun military Antiaircraft
fire .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I had a 26-inch IC barrel for pheasant, and I provided entertainment for zig-zagging doves by wasting a few boxes in "antiaircraft fire", but the best I ever shot at the skeet range was 19 out of 25 with a borrowed Franchi O/U 20 gauge!
Feathers vs Clay 2008
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Just before 1939 new types appeared, such as antiaircraft cruisers, submarine cruisers, and new battle cruisers; the U.S. built the world's last battle cruiser in 1944.
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Just before 1939 new types appeared, such as antiaircraft cruisers, submarine cruisers, and new battle cruisers; the U.S. built the world's last battle cruiser in 1944.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Associated Press A Libyan rebel mans an antiaircraft gun on Sunday while fellow fighters load ammunition at an intersection just outside the oil city of Brega as they await a signal to advance.
Libya Rebels Tap Army Defectors Charles Levinson 2011
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The jet mistook the rebels' celebratory fire for antiaircraft rounds from pro-Gadhafi forces.
Libya Rebels Tap Army Defectors Charles Levinson 2011
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We have enough antiaircraft weapons to handle the threat.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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We have enough antiaircraft weapons to handle the threat.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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Reuters New volunteer rebel fighters receive training on how to use an antiaircraft cannon at a military camp in Benghazi Sunday.
Libyan Oil Minister Suggests Change at Top Is Inevitable Sam Dagher 2011
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In Hanoi, she spoke out against U.S. tactics in the war and was photographed, infamously, perched on an antiaircraft gun.
Chameleon Jane Clare McHugh 2011
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Over the past few days, the air force here has been setting up antiaircraft weapons to protect against airstrikes on the town, the center of resistance against Gaddafi's regime.
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