Ack-ack
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ack-ack is a noun meaning (military slang) Antiaircraft artillery.
Meaning
(military slang) Antiaircraft artillery.
More Meanings
- (military slang, uncountable) Antiaircraft fire.
Example Sentences
Ack-acks were set up in the square.
The army fired upon us with ack-ack.
The bomber flew through heavy ack-ack.
He had thought how down there on the ground, on enemy soil, there were probably hundreds of Ivys, nice Fräuleins with buck teeth and fiancés on U-boats, manning the German ack-ack, all united in an effort to kill him.
Word Forms
- ack-acks
Synonyms for ack-ack
Depending on context, synonyms include AAA, AA, flak, antiaircraft, pom-pom.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antiaircraft, flak, pom-pom, anti-aircraft, archie, apar.
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