单词 | antiaircraft |
释义 | antiaircraft in American English (ˌæntaɪˈɛrˌkræft) adjective used for defense against hostile aircraft an antiaircraft gun antiaircraft in American English (ˌæntiˈɛərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑːft, ˌæntai-) adjective 1. designed for or used in defense against enemy aircraft noun 2. artillery used against enemy aircraft 3. a military organization operating and servicing antiaircraft artillery 4. shellfire from antiaircraft artillery The planes flew through heavy antiaircraft Word origin [1910–15; anti- + aircraft]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackout, coverage, flashback, isotope, radioanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton)Examples of 'antiaircraft' in a sentence |
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