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"roman": "gāoshèpào",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"word": "高射炮"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "antiluftskyts"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"word": "luchtafweergeschut"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "individually",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"word": "ilmatorjuntatykki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"tags": [
"collective"
],
"word": "ilmatorjuntatykistö"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lutte anti-aérienne"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "DCA"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "défense anti-aérienne"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"word": "Fliegerabwehrkanone"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"word": "Flugabwehrkanone"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zenítnoje orúdije",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "зени́тное ору́дие"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zenítka",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зени́тка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "protuzračna artiljerija"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"word": "protivvazdušna artiljerija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells",
"word": "fuego antiaéreo"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "anti-aircraft shell fire",
"word": "antiluftskytsgranat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "anti-aircraft shell fire",
"word": "luchtafweergranaten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "anti-aircraft shell fire",
"word": "ilmatorjuntatuli"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "anti-aircraft shell fire",
"word": "fuego antiaéreo"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "critica adversa"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"word": "afbrekende kritiek"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"word": "tykitys"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "criticismo avverso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "critica avversa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "criticismo mau"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "criticismo adverso"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "perekrjóstnyj ogónʹ",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "перекрёстный ого́нь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raznós",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "разно́с"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzbúčka",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "взбу́чка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vtyk",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "втык"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vývoločka",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вы́волочка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oštra kritika"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "adverse criticism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "criticismo adverso"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a public-relations spokesperson",
"word": "woordvoerder"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a public-relations spokesperson",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "glasnogovornik"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a public-relations spokesperson",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "glasnogovornica"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"anti-aircraft warfare"
],
"word": "flak"
}
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