Ack-ack Gun (Noun)
Meaning
Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The ack-ack gun emplacement on the hill provided air defense for the nearby airfield.
- During World War II, the Germans widely deployed ack-ack guns along the coast to protect against British bombers.
- The sound of the ack-ack gun firing filled the air as the Allied planes flew overhead.
- A lone ack-ack gun on the outskirts of the city managed to bring down a few enemy planes during the siege.
- The crew of the ack-ack gun team was decorated for their bravery in shooting down several enemy aircraft.