ack-ack artillery

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• ack-ack — n. [from AA, meaning antiaircraft pronounced ack ack by British signalmen.] (Mil.) Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; antiaircraft artillery. Syn: antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, pompom, pom pom, ack ack gun [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ACK — is sometimes used as an exclamation, an onomatopoeia for disgust, or as choking on something foul.Ack ack is a term for anti aircraft artillery fire.ACK as an abbreviation that may refer to: * ACK (computing), a signal used in computing and other …   Wikipedia

• ack-ack — [ak′ak΄] n. [echoic; prob. expansion of abbrev. A.A., antiaircraft artillery] Slang an antiaircraft gun or its fire …   English World dictionary

• ack-ack — 1. noun a) Antiaircraft artillery. The army fired upon us with ack ack. b) Antiaircraft fire Ack acks were set up in the square. 2. adjective Of or related to …   Wiktionary

• ack-ack gun — noun artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes • Syn: ↑antiaircraft, ↑antiaircraft gun, ↑flak, ↑flack, ↑pom pom, ↑ack ack • Derivationally related forms: ↑antiaircraft ( …   Useful english dictionary

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