anti-aircraft en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From anti- + aircraft.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Intended to attack aircraft.
Special lamps were provided for working during the blackout, and an anti-aircraft gun, manned by the R.A.O.C., was mounted on the coal depot line.
1947 January and February, “Wartime Traffic at Tanfield, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 47:Truth's ships are clustered above the excavation site. And his infantry has deployed anti-aircraft batteries around the perimeter.
2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Miranda Keyes (Justis Bolding), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antaircraft | alternative | lexicographic | |
| antiaircraft | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
air-defense · surface-to-air · anti-air · AAA · double-A · ack-ack · triple-A · AA · air-defence
Translations (37)
cs protiletecký (intended to attack aircraft) · ro antiaerian (intended to attack aircraft) · be супрацьпаве́траны (intended to attack aircraft) · uk протипові́тря́ний (intended to attack aircraft) · sl protizračen (intended to attack aircraft) · mk противвоздушен (intended to attack aircraft) · hy հակաօդային (intended to attack aircraft) · fr anti-aérien (intended to attack aircraft) · fi ilmatorjunta- (intended to attack aircraft) · tr uçaksavar (intended to attack aircraft) · cs protiletadlový (intended to attack aircraft) · sh protivvazdušan (intended to attack aircraft) · et õhutõrje (intended to attack aircraft) · pl przeciwlotniczy (intended to attack aircraft) · be зені́тны (intended to attack aircraft) · be проціпаве́траны (intended to attack aircraft) · bg противовъзду́шен (intended to attack aircraft) · ru противовозду́шный (intended to attack aircraft) · pt antiaéreo (intended to attack aircraft) · sl protiletalski (intended to attack aircraft) · da luftværns- (intended to attack aircraft) · sv luftvärns- (intended to attack aircraft) · cs protivzdušný (intended to attack aircraft) · sk protivzdušný (intended to attack aircraft) · de Flugabwehr- (intended to attack aircraft) · ru зени́тный (intended to attack aircraft) · ca antiaeri (intended to attack aircraft) · gl antiaéreo (intended to attack aircraft) · el αντιαεροπορικός (intended to attack aircraft) · sh protuzračan (intended to attack aircraft) · be зэні́тны (intended to attack aircraft) · es antiaéreo (intended to attack aircraft) · sk protiletecký (intended to attack aircraft) · hi जहाज़मार (intended to attack aircraft) · uk зені́тний (intended to attack aircraft) · sk protilietadlový (intended to attack aircraft) · it antiaereo (intended to attack aircraft)