anti-aircraft
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The main task now, he said, was to increase Russian anti-aircraft defence capacity and to ensure fuel supplies, particularly to Crimea.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 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
The ship had anti-aircraft guns affixed to the deck.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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