Antiaircraft (Noun)
Meaning
Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The military deployed antiaircraft guns near the border to protect against aerial threats.
- Antiaircraft fire shot down several enemy planes during the dogfight.
- Their antiaircraft defenses proved to be a valuable asset in repelling the air raid.
- The old fort had been retrofitted with modern antiaircraft missiles for enhanced protection.
- Heavy antiaircraft fire forced the plane to retreat and regroup with the rest of the squadron.