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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 Ack Ack Ack — (sometimes known as Ack Ack Ack ) is a song by early American punk band The Urinals. It appeared on their second record, Another EP , and can be found on the compilation CD Negative Capability... Check It Out .The song is a very basic anti war… … Wikipedia
ack — British oral code for letter A in wireless and telephone communication, 1898; hence ack ack anti aircraft (gun, fire, etc.) … Etymology dictionary
ack-ack — [ak′ak΄] n. [echoic; prob. expansion of abbrev. A.A., antiaircraft artillery] Slang an antiaircraft gun or its fire … English World dictionary
gun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. firearm (see arms). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A cannon] Syn. piece, orDNAnce, heavy orDNAnce, rifle. Types of large guns include: long gun, siege gun, howitzer, mortar, antitank gun, culverin, field… … English dictionary for students
ack-ack — noun Etymology: British signalmen s former telephone pronunciation of AA, abbreviation of antiaircraft Date: 1926 an antiaircraft gun; also antiaircraft fire … New Collegiate Dictionary
ack ack — (British) signalmen s former telephone pronunciation of AA; antiaircraft gun … English contemporary dictionary
ack-ack — adj. & n. colloq. adj. anti aircraft. n. an anti aircraft gun etc. Etymology: formerly signallers name for the letters AA … Useful english dictionary
antiaircraft gun — noun artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes • Syn: ↑antiaircraft, ↑flak, ↑flack, ↑pom pom, ↑ack ack, ↑ack ack gun • Derivationally related forms: ↑antiaircraft ( … Useful english dictionary
88 mm gun — The 88 mm gun (eighty eight) is a German anti aircraft and anti tank artillery gun from World War II. They were widely used throughout the war, and could be found on almost every battlefield. Developments of the original models led to a wide… … Wikipedia
