anti-aircraft

English

Alternative forms

• antaircraft (rare)
• antiaircraft

Etymology

anti- +‎ aircraft.

Adjective

anti-aircraft (not comparable)

1. (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: antiaèri m, antiaèria (ca) f
• Czech: protiletadlový m, protiletecký m
• Estonian: õhutõrje
• Finnish: ilmatorjunta- (fi)
• French: anti-aérien (fr)

• Greek: αντιαεροπορικός (el) (antiaeroporikós)
• Russian: противовоздушный (ru) (protivovozdúšnyj), зенитный (ru) (zenítnyj)
• Spanish: antiaéreo

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

anti-aircraft artillery

• Catalan: antiaèri m

• Spanish: antiaéreo m

External links

• Anti-aircraft warfare on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Anti-aircraft warfare