ack-ack

ˈækˌæk

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Definition of ack-ack - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

air defense fire

Rare

anti-aircraft gunfire

Rare

The soldiers manned the ack-ack to defend against the aerial attack..

antiaircraft fire

flak

sky targeting weapon

Rare

artillery designed to shoot at aircraft

Rare

The soldiers manned the ack-ack to protect the base.

antiaircraft

flak

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anti-aircraft gunfire

Origin of ack-ack

imitative, sound of anti-aircraft gunfire

Examples of ack-ack in a sentence

They took cover from the ack-ack in the bunker.
The ack-ack was crucial during the air raid.
They relied on ack-ack to defend against enemy planes.

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French:artillerie antiaérienne, canons antiaériens, ...
German:Flugabwehrfeuer, Flak, ...
Italian:artiglieria contraerea, cannone antiaereo, ...
Spanish:artillería antiaérea, antiaéreo, ...
Portuguese:fogo antiaéreo, antiaéreo, ...
Chinese:防空炮火, 高射炮, ...
Japanese:高射砲, 対空砲, ...
Arabic:مِدْفَعِيَّة مُضادَّة لِلطَّائِرات, مِدفَع مُضاد للطائرات, ...
Hebrew:נ"מ, תּוֹתָח נֶגֶד מְטוֹסִים, ...
Russian:противовоздушная оборона, зенитка, ...
Ukrainian:зенітний вогонь, зенітка, ...
Hindi:विमान भेदी तोप, एंटी-एयरक्राफ्ट गन, ...
Bengali:অ্যাক-অ্যাক, বিমান-বিধ্বংসী আর্টিলারি, ...
Catalan:foc antiaeri, antiaeri, ...
Czech:protiletadlová palba, protiletadlové dělostřelectvo, ...
Danish:luftværnskanon, antiaircraft artilleri, ...
Dutch:luchtafweergeschut, flak, ...
Greek:αντιαεροπορικά πυρά, αντιαεροπορικό, ...
Hungarian:légvédelmi tűz, légvédelmi ágyú, ...
Khmer:កាំភ្លើងប្រឆាំងយន្តហោះ, កាំភ្លើងធំប្រឆាំងយន្តហោះ, ...
Korean:대공포, 고사포, ...
Persian:ضدهوایی, توپ ضد هوایی, ...
Polish:ogień przeciwlotniczy, artyleria przeciwlotnicza, ...
Portuguese (BR):fogo antiaéreo, antiaéreo, ...
Romanian:apărare antiaeriană, antiaeriană, ...
Swedish:luftvärnskanon, luftvärnsartilleri, ...
Thai:ปืนต่อสู้อากาศยาน, ปืนใหญ่ต่อสู้อากาศยาน, ...
Turkish:uçaksavar ateşi, uçaksavar, ...
Vietnamese:pháo phòng không, pháo cao xạ, ...

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