Anti-aircraft
designed for or used in defense against enemy .
artillery used against enemy .
a military organization operating and servicing antiaircraft artillery.
sh-llfire from antiaircraft artillery:
the planes flew through heavy antiaircraft.
contemporary examples
thursday morning, lebanese military sources say it was syrian anti-aircraft missile.
rubio in israel: u.s. shouldn’t dictate settlement policies orly halpern february 21, 2013
the government forces rolled out even more hardware: they shot at the rebels with anti-aircraft guns and even 122mm grad rockets.
libya’s rebels advance on gaddafi’s hometown babak dehghanpisheh march 4, 2011
about six rebels arrived at the hotel with an anti-aircraft gun and began blocking elevators in preparation for a search.
latest in libya: complete coverage the daily beast august 26, 2011
in mid-july the british anti-aircraft guns had been reinforced and enhanced by a new american radar system.
life under air strikes: children under fire will never forget — or forgive clive irving august 2, 2014
they had onion skin traces made of all bombers returning from raids, as to where they’d been hit by anti-aircraft and enemy fire.
peter worthington on thinking outside the box david frum may 16, 2013
historical examples
the anti-aircraft batteries, with no target, suddenly stopped firing.
the lost warship robert moore williams
they were fired at from the ground by anti-aircraft artillery.
the war in the air; vol. 1 walter raleigh.
but he was so low that he was within range of the german anti-aircraft guns, and straightway they began shooting at him.
air service boys over the rhine charles amory beach
the squadron replied with anti-aircraft guns, maxims, and rifles.
the war in the air; vol. 1 walter raleigh.
and all around him the anti-aircraft guns were placing a barrage of death.
astounding stories of super-science, october, 1930 various
noun
(modifier) of or relating to defence against aircraft attack: anti-aircraft batteries
adj.
also antiaircraft, 1914, from anti- + aircraft.
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