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antiaircraft Definition

anti·air·craft (-erkraft′)

adjective

used for defense against hostile aircraft an antiaircraft gun

antiaircraft Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • artillery: American antiaircraft artillery met the challenge by destroying more than 300 enemy aircraft.
  • gun: Many cities like Dresden had lost all their antiaircraft guns to the eastern front.
  • battery: A hundred sorely needed heavy antiaircraft batteries had been sent to northern Italy.
  • missile: The Patriots, originally designed as antiaircraft missiles, had limited success in downing the incoming missiles.
  • fire: King said antiaircraft fire has posed the most danger.
  • defense: The finest fighter aircraft or antiaircraft defenses were of no avail against bomber hordes like these!