anti-aircraft

See also: antiaircraft

English

Alternative forms

antaircraft (rare)
antiaircraft

Etymology

anti- +‎ aircraft.

Adjective

anti-aircraft (not comparable)

(military) Intended to attack aircraft.

Synonyms

AA, double-A
AAA, triple-A
ack-ack
air-defence, air-defense
anti-air

Translations

intended to attack aircraft

Catalan: antiaeri (ca)
Czech: protiletadlový m, protiletecký m
Estonian: õhutõrje
Finnish: ilmatorjunta- (fi)
French: anti-aérien (fr)
Greek: αντιαεροπορικός (el) (antiaeroporikós)
Hindi: जहाज़मार (jahāzmār)

Portuguese: antiaéreo
Romanian: antiaerian (ro)
Russian: противовозду́шный (ru) (protivovozdúšnyj), зени́тный (ru) (zenítnyj)
Slovene: protiletalski
Spanish: antiaéreo
Swedish: luftvärns-

Noun

anti-aircraft (countable and uncountable, plural anti-aircraft or anti-aircrafts)

(military) Anti-aircraft artillery.
(military) An anti-aircraft artillery organization.
(military) Anti-aircraft fire.

Synonyms

AA, double-A
AAA, triple-A
ack-ack
air defence, air defense
Archie

Translations

anti-aircraft artillery

Catalan: antiaeri (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高射炮 (zh) (gāoshèpào)
Hindi: जहाज़मार तोप m (jahāzmār top)

Japanese: 高射砲 (ja) (こうしゃほう, kōshahō)
Romanian: artilerie antiaeriană f
Spanish: antiaéreo m

Further reading

Anti-aircraft warfare on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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