anti-aircraft
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ukraine uses warplanes, anti-aircraft guns and shoulder-launched missiles to try to bring down the jet-powered drones.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Ukrainian air defence units also deploy traditional, tried-and-tested weapons: anti-aircraft guns.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Taiwanese marines, equipped with anti-aircraft missiles, would likely defend the city’s airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Maduro boasts some 5,000 Russian Igla-S, man-portable anti-aircraft missiles positioned at key air-defense points.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025
The Japanese destroyed or damaged three navy cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer, leading our nation into World War II. One hundred eighty-eight US aircraft were destroyed.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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