anti-aircraft
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The drive, which includes a new anti-missile, anti-aircraft and anti-drone defensive dome called "Achilles's Shield", is aimed at addressing rapidly changing geopolitical challenges and fraying transatlantic ties, the government has said.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 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
A sergeant with us said that the plane swung out over the water to avoid anti-aircraft fire.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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