Definition of anti-aircraft in English:

anti-aircraft

adjective ˌantɪˈɛːkrɑːft

(especially of a gun or missile) used to attack enemy aircraft.
anti-aircraft fire
Example sentencesExamples
- It showed an anti-aircraft missile unit firing at an allied warplane.
- Nearly 800 anti-aircraft guns were moved to the coast and 1,000 barrage balloons were erected.
- The most interesting features are towards the stern, where you'll find a 12 lb anti-aircraft gun on either side of the ship.
- During this period Littlewood improved methods for calculating trajectories of anti-aircraft missiles.
- The crunch came in 1991, when the local army commander informed him an anti-aircraft gun would be installed on the roof of his house.
- Anti-armour and anti-aircraft missiles may still be operated by the artillery, as well as by other arms and services.
- He said recent air strikes had focused on air defence command and control centres, anti-aircraft guns and missile sites.
- Then he helped direct defensive aircraft away from anti-aircraft artillery fire.
- Taliban soldiers fought back with anti-aircraft guns after several days of holding their fire.
- On our bombing run with the bomb doors open we could hear the shrapnel from the anti-aircraft guns pinging on our bomb casings.
- A. My father was 15 when they drafted him in 1945 to man anti-aircraft guns.
- They manned anti-aircraft guns and filled noncombatant roles.
- The Allies had nothing with which to counter this terrifying new technology, which flew too low and too fast for anti-aircraft guns.
- Only her anti-aircraft guns are still attached to the hull.
- The invention of fighter planes was followed with the creation of anti-aircraft guns.
- We hear the boom of cannons in the distance and occasionally the rattle of anti-aircraft guns during air raids.
- They also worked in mixed batteries on anti-aircraft guns, but were not officially allowed to fire them.
- Spades, picks, anti-tank rockets, anti-aircraft guns and explosives are being used, he said.
- A moment later, small explosions appeared in the sky as anti-aircraft guns opened up on the raiding force.
- But it is believed the arms haul includes anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.

Origin

First World War: from anti- + aircraft.

单词	anti-aircraft
释义	Definition of anti-aircraft in English: anti-aircraft adjective ˌantɪˈɛːkrɑːft (especially of a gun or missile) used to attack enemy aircraft. anti-aircraft fire Example sentencesExamples It showed an anti-aircraft missile unit firing at an allied warplane. Nearly 800 anti-aircraft guns were moved to the coast and 1,000 barrage balloons were erected. The most interesting features are towards the stern, where you'll find a 12 lb anti-aircraft gun on either side of the ship. During this period Littlewood improved methods for calculating trajectories of anti-aircraft missiles. The crunch came in 1991, when the local army commander informed him an anti-aircraft gun would be installed on the roof of his house. Anti-armour and anti-aircraft missiles may still be operated by the artillery, as well as by other arms and services. He said recent air strikes had focused on air defence command and control centres, anti-aircraft guns and missile sites. Then he helped direct defensive aircraft away from anti-aircraft artillery fire. Taliban soldiers fought back with anti-aircraft guns after several days of holding their fire. On our bombing run with the bomb doors open we could hear the shrapnel from the anti-aircraft guns pinging on our bomb casings. A. My father was 15 when they drafted him in 1945 to man anti-aircraft guns. They manned anti-aircraft guns and filled noncombatant roles. The Allies had nothing with which to counter this terrifying new technology, which flew too low and too fast for anti-aircraft guns. Only her anti-aircraft guns are still attached to the hull. The invention of fighter planes was followed with the creation of anti-aircraft guns. We hear the boom of cannons in the distance and occasionally the rattle of anti-aircraft guns during air raids. They also worked in mixed batteries on anti-aircraft guns, but were not officially allowed to fire them. Spades, picks, anti-tank rockets, anti-aircraft guns and explosives are being used, he said. A moment later, small explosions appeared in the sky as anti-aircraft guns opened up on the raiding force. But it is believed the arms haul includes anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles. Origin First World War: from anti- + aircraft.
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