heavy flak
- antiaircraftGround-to-sky weaponry
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
tracer · shells · bursts · ack-ack · gunfire · explosions · criticism · backlash · opposition · resistance · hostile · intense · withering · deadly · evasive · bomber · warplane · altitude
reception or criticism (metaphorical use)
heavy flakwarm reception
Enthusiastic, friendly greeting
praise · acclaim · approval · welcome · endorsement