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anti-aircraft

British  
/ ˌæntɪˈɛəkrɑːft /

noun

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

    anti-aircraft batteries

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ukrainian air defence units also deploy traditional, tried-and-tested weapons: anti-aircraft guns.

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Taiwanese marines, equipped with anti-aircraft missiles, would likely defend the city’s airport.

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

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Flying from RAF Gosfield, near Braintree, Essex, Mr Latham carried a mortar section, with a Jeep and trailer, and was dropped into ground smoke and heavy anti-aircraft fire.

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A sergeant with us said that the plane swung out over the water to avoid anti-aircraft fire.

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