ack-ack

or Ack-Ack

[ ak-ak ]

noun

, Informal.

1. antiaircraft fire.
2. antiaircraft arms.

ack-ack

/ ˈækˌæk /

noun

1. 1. anti-aircraft fire
   2. ( as modifier )

      ack-ack guns

2. anti-aircraft arms

Word History and Origins

Origin of ack-ack¹

1935–40; for A.A. (abbreviation of a(nti) a(ircraft) ) as said by British signalmen referring to sense 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of ack-ack¹

C20: British army World War I phonetic alphabet for AA, abbreviation of anti-aircraft

Example Sentences

"The ack-ack will knock those planes out of the sky," one of the sailors said.

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That was a score for the Ack-Ack gunners and the ground boys.

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They had reached the center of the area when the surprised ack-ack gunners woke up.

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The Jerries were at it again and seemed to have slipped inside the balloons and the ring of Ack-Ack guns.

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