anti-aircraft

British  

/ ˌæntɪˈɛəkrɑːft /

noun

1. (modifier) of or relating to defence against aircraft attack

   anti-aircraft batteries

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Example Sentences

“In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia,” he wrote.

From Salon

It's followed immediately by the rattle of anti-aircraft fire, the distant thud of explosions, then finally the ominous klaxon call of ambulance and fire sirens.

From BBC

"Anti-aircraft defences shot them down, but I saw fires breaking out and heard sounds of explosions in the east of the city," a resident there told AFP.

From BBC

Maduro boasts some 5,000 Russian Igla-S, man-portable anti-aircraft missiles positioned at key air-defense points.

From Salon

Like a bartender making the modern version of the French 75 itself — a WWI-era cocktail saluting the anti-aircraft gun that helped the Allied forces win the war — Anderson knows you can change key ingredients, grenadine for champagne, the DEA for ICE, while still giving the Man a headache.

From Los Angeles Times