"anti-aircraft" meaning in English

See anti-aircraft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + aircraft. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|aircraft}} anti- + aircraft Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anti-aircraft (not comparable)
  1. (military) Intended to attack aircraft. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: air-defence, air-defense, anti-air, surface-to-air Translations (intended to attack aircraft): հակաօդային (hakaōdayin) (Armenian), проціпаве́траны (procipavjétrany) (Belarusian), супрацьпаве́траны (supracʹpavjétrany) (Belarusian), зені́тны (zjenítny) (Belarusian), зэні́тны (zenítny) (Belarusian), противовъзду́шен (protivovǎzdúšen) (Bulgarian), antiaeri (Catalan), protiletadlový [masculine] (Czech), protiletecký [masculine] (Czech), luftværns- (Danish), õhutõrje (Estonian), ilmatorjunta- (Finnish), anti-aérien (French), antiaéreo (Galician), Flugabwehr- (German), αντιαεροπορικός (antiaeroporikós) (Greek), जहाज़मार (jahāzmār) (Hindi), antiaereo (Italian), противвоздушен (protivvozdušen) (Macedonian), przeciwlotniczy (Polish), antiaéreo (Portuguese), antiaerian (Romanian), противовозду́шный (protivovozdúšnyj) (Russian), зени́тный (zenítnyj) (Russian), protilietadlový (Slovak), protiletecký (Slovak), protiletalski (Slovene), antiaéreo (Spanish), luftvärns- (Swedish), uçaksavar (Turkish), протипові́тря́ний (protypovítrjányj) (Ukrainian), зені́тний (zenítnyj) (Ukrainian), ewú sì ọkọ òfurufú (Yoruba)
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Synonyms: AA, double-A, AAA, triple-A, ack-ack, antaircraft [rare], antiaircraft

Noun

Forms: anti-aircraft [plural], anti-aircrafts [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + aircraft. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|aircraft}} anti- + aircraft Head templates: {{en-noun|~|anti-aircraft|s}} anti-aircraft (countable and uncountable, plural anti-aircraft or anti-aircrafts)
  1. (military) Anti-aircraft artillery. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military, Artillery Translations (anti-aircraft artillery): antiaeri [masculine] (Catalan), 高射炮 (gāoshèpào) (Chinese Mandarin), ilmatorjuntatuli (Finnish), जहाज़मार तोप (jahāzmār top) [masculine] (Hindi), 高射砲 (kōshahō) (alt: こうしゃほう) (Japanese), artilerie antiaeriană [feminine] (Romanian), antiaéreo [masculine] (Spanish), luftvärn [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-anti-aircraft-en-noun-ZCByZ1fm Disambiguation of Artillery: 20 47 28 6 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 30 25 20 25 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'anti-aircraft artillery': 68 22 10
  2. (military) An anti-aircraft artillery organization. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-anti-aircraft-en-noun-Y2v0wtF2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 30 25 20 25 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (military) Anti-aircraft fire. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-anti-aircraft-en-noun-rhYhCXwF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 30 25 20 25 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: AA, double-A, AAA, triple-A, ack-ack, antaircraft [rare], antiaircraft, air defence, air defense, Archie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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