ack-ack
or Ack-Ack
[ ak-ak ]
nounInformal.(esp. during World War II)
antiaircraft fire.
antiaircraft arms.
Origin of ack-ack
11935–40; for A.A. (abbreviation of a(nti)a(ircraft)) as said by British signalmen referring to sense 2
Words Nearby ack-ack
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How to use ack-ack in a sentence
"The ack-ack will knock those planes out of the sky," one of the sailors said.
The Lost Warship | Robert Moore WilliamsThat was a score for the ack-ack gunners and the ground boys.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. | Rutherford G. MontgomeryThey had reached the center of the area when the surprised ack-ack gunners woke up.
A Yankee Flier in Italy | Rutherford G. MontgomeryThe Jerries were at it again and seemed to have slipped inside the balloons and the ring of ack-ack guns.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. | Rutherford G. Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for ack-ack
ack-ack
/ (ˈækˌæk) /
nounmilitary
anti-aircraft fire
(as modifier): ack-ack guns
anti-aircraft arms
Origin of ack-ack
1C20: British army World War I phonetic alphabet for AA, abbreviation of anti-aircraft
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