| 单词 | antiaircraft |
| 释义 | antiaircraft (once / 9198 pages) adjn Anything described as antiaircraft defends a position on the ground from an air force. An antiaircraft gun shoots at attacking plans. This is a military term with a very specific meaning. Like all anti words, this is in opposition to something: in this case, fighter planes and other attacks from above. All antiaircraft devices and strategies involve protecting forces on the ground from forces in the sky. Since planes have tremendous advantages in dropping bombs and firing at the ground, antiaircraft forces are important. WORD FAMILYaircraft: aircrafts, antiaircraft USAGE EXAMPLESIt will be mostly invisible to enemy aircraft and ground-based antiaircraft batteries. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) In statements Friday, Russia also denounced what it described as the Obama administration’s “decision” to sent portable antiaircraft missiles to the rebels. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) “We can’t do any good in here. We need some gunners on the antiaircraft batteries.” Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) 1adj designed for defense from a surface position against air attack Syn defensive intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack 2n artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes Syn|Hypo|Hyper ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak, pom-pom Bofors gun an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun gun a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) |
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