antiaircraft
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an·ti·air·craft
(ăn′tē-âr′krăft′, ăn′tī-)adj.
Designed for defense, especially from a surface position, against aircraft or missile attack.
n.
An antiaircraft weapon.
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an•ti•air•craft
(ˌæn tiˈɛərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft, ˌæn taɪ-)adj.
1. designed for or used in defense against enemy aircraft.
n. 2. artillery used against enemy aircraft.
[1910–15]
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Noun | 1. | antiaircraft - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes 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) predictor - a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival |
Adj. | 1. | antiaircraft - designed for defense from a surface position against air attack defensive - intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance" |
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