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[ an-tee-air-kraft, -krahft, an-tahy- ] / ˌæn tiˈɛərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft, ˌæn taɪ- /
adjectivedesigned for or used in defense against enemy aircraft. nounartillery used against enemy aircraft. a military organization operating and servicing antiaircraft artillery. shellfire from antiaircraft artillery: The planes flew through heavy antiaircraft. Origin of antiaircraftFirst recorded in 1910–15; anti- + aircraft Words nearby antiaircraftantiacid, antiadrenergic, anti-ageing, antiagglutinin, antiaging, antiaircraft, antialcoholism, anti-alias, antialiasing, antiallergenic, antiallergic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antiaircraftAll sides agreed that it was brought down by a Buk antiaircraft missile, also known as a SA-17 Grizzly in NATO terminology. MH17 Black Box ‘Sent to Moscow for Investigation’|Anna Nemtsova|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST The former official speculated to The Daily Beast that Israel had targeted Russian-made antiaircraft batteries known as SA-17s. Israel’s Dare: Retaliation for Airstrike Unlikely, for Now|Dan Ephron|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST The heaviest weapons, such as antiaircraft and antitank missiles, came from around the capital itself. Libya’s Weapons Problem|Igor Kossov|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST From assault rifles to antiaircraft missiles, Libya is overflowing with armaments. Libya’s Weapons Problem|Igor Kossov|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The cruise-missile attacks were aimed largely at degrading Libya's antiaircraft defenses, which were considerable. Why Libyan War Is America's War|Stephen L. Carter|March 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST German aircraft and antiaircraft guns were very active during both raids, and one of the British machines failed to return. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII)|Various British airmen accounted for 263 German aeroplanes and antiaircraft gunners for six. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various As they swung lower, to sow bombs about the place, antiaircraft guns opened on them and they departed. The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb As we looked the antiaircraft guns, concealed all about us, began firing at it. The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb Some are made for dropping five hundred pound antiaircraft guns. Sally Scott of the Waves|Roy J. Snell
British Dictionary definitions for antiaircraft
noun(modifier) of or relating to defence against aircraft attackanti-aircraft batteries Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |