antiaircraft

[ an-tee-air-kraft, -krahft, an-tahy- ]

adjective

1. designed for or used in defense against enemy aircraft.

noun

1. artillery used against enemy aircraft.
2. a military organization operating and servicing antiaircraft artillery.
3. shellfire from antiaircraft artillery:

   The planes flew through heavy antiaircraft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiaircraft¹

First recorded in 1910–15; anti- + aircraft

Example Sentences

Given Russia’s relentless push west, it is vital to reinforce the permission with other measures, particularly boosting Ukraine’s antiaircraft capability with weapons such as Patriot missiles.

From Los Angeles Times

During a visit in 1972, she was photographed wearing a helmet and sitting in the gunner’s seat of a North Vietnamese antiaircraft gun.

From Los Angeles Times

Called “Hanoi Jane” for her controversial activities during the war, the actress infamously posed on a North Vietnamese antiaircraft gun that was used to target American pilots.

From Los Angeles Times

The first antiaircraft guns were installed originally on ships, and then on land.

From Literature

The two Iranian officials said the weapon had struck an S-300 antiaircraft system at a military base in the nearby province of Isfahan.

From New York Times