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ack-ack Definition

ack·-ack (akak′)

noun

Slang an antiaircraft gun or its fire

Etymology: echoic; prob. expansion of abbrev. A.A., antiaircraft artillery

ack-ack Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • gun: All of a sudden these ack-ack guns went off.

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  2. acknowledge
  3. acknowledged
  4. acknowledgement
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