anti-aircraft

Shoots at bombers

Anti-aircraft describes weapons, defenses, or fire designed to attack enemy aircraft from the ground or sea.

Anti-aircraft guns shoot upward at planes; anti-aircraft missiles track and intercept them.

The term appears in military contexts and historical accounts: The ship's anti-aircraft batteries opened fire on the incoming bombers.

weaponry

flak

Intense hostile reaction

ack-ackAntiaircraft gunfire
AAATop credit rating
surface-to-airGround-to-sky weaponry type

gunnery · batteries · turret · muzzle · breech · caliber · ordnance · munitions · projectile · shrapnel

defense

radar

Radio-wave object detection

interceptionSeizing something in transit
barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
protectionGuarding against harm

emplacement · bunker · fortification · deployment · shield · countermeasure · deterrent · perimeter · installation · network

operations

targeting

Selecting as objective

trackingMonitoring location over time
scrambleMix into disorder
engagementCommitment to wed or attend

sortie · reconnaissance · formation · squadron · battalion · crew · gunners · spotter · rangefinder · trajectory

Categories

WWII ForcesWehrmacht, Red Army, British Army, US Navy, Royal Navy
military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
air raidsair raid, air strike, bombing, raid, bomb
defense systemsshield, armor, missile defense, bunker, radar
military defenseair defense, missile defense, coastal defense, homeland defense, radar station
WWI Aviationair combat, aerial combat, dogfights, fighter pilots, ace pilots

Opposites

target domain

anti-aircraftanti-tank

Designed to destroy armor

surface-to-surface · anti-personnel · anti-ship · anti-submarine · terrestrial

tactical role

anti-aircraftaircraft

Airborne transportation vehicle

air-to-ground · bomber · fighter jet · attack helicopter · air strike

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG