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ack-ack

or Ack-Ack

[ ak-ak ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. antiaircraft fire.
  2. antiaircraft arms.


ack-ack

/ ˈækˌæk /

noun

    1. anti-aircraft fire
    2. ( as modifier )

      ack-ack guns

  1. anti-aircraft arms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ack-ack1

1935–40; for A.A. (abbreviation of a(nti) a(ircraft) ) as said by British signalmen referring to sense 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ack-ack1

C20: British army World War I phonetic alphabet for AA, abbreviation of anti-aircraft
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Example Sentences

"The ack-ack will knock those planes out of the sky," one of the sailors said.

That was a score for the Ack-Ack gunners and the ground boys.

They had reached the center of the area when the surprised ack-ack gunners woke up.

The Jerries were at it again and seemed to have slipped inside the balloons and the ring of Ack-Ack guns.

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