anti-aircraft gun
Shoots down planes
An anti-aircraft gun is a weapon designed to fire at enemy aircraft from the ground or from ships.
These guns typically fire explosive shells at high velocities and angles, often with rapid-fire capability to track fast-moving targets: The anti-aircraft guns opened up as bombers appeared over the city.
Also called ack-ack or flak guns.
- flakIntense hostile reaction
- ack-ackAntiaircraft gunfire
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- big gunsInfluential, powerful people
- tracerPath-marking projectile
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- military targetscommand center, headquarters, command post, ammunition dump, fuel depot
anti-aircraft gunfield gun
Portable military cannon
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Explosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
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