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anti-aircraft

British

/ ˌæntɪˈɛəkrɑːft /

noun

(modifier) of or relating to defence against aircraft attack

anti-aircraft batteries

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"We don't understand how the anti-aircraft system failed. We don't know what happened with the rocket-launch system."

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 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

He had volunteered for the Glider Pilot Regiment in 1942 because he thought it would be "more exciting" than his time as an Army private manning a Royal Artillery anti-aircraft unit.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

This one made it past the anti-aircraft guns and came in just as planned, easy peasy, about 70 miles north of here, on Mon.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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