flak
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8.0
- noun
- /flæk/
- Archaic
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fuego antiaéreo
- Squadron lead reporting heavy flak over the target.
- flak jacket
- flak vest
- Kevlar flak
So freaky he feeling on the bitch titties through a flak jacket.
- So freaky he feeling on the bitch titties through a flak jacket.
- As a protective layer, maybe a flak jacket to deflect as much incoming as possible.
- At the same time as this, you have Germany sending more previously decommissioned Jared Gerard Flak Panzas.
Examples
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SWAT team and FBI all wear bulky flak jackets with yellow ID stenciled on the back.
Fiction book (1995) -
The Germans shot flak at the planes, and that would be a part of the plane that maybe we should reinforce in the future.
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The last replacement we had was killed by flak on the way in; he was an awful mess.
Fiction book (2000) -
Circle clear of the flak until the bombers return.
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Overhead, U.S. bombers flew through what looked like flak thick enough to walk on.
Blog text (3) -
But as the group bore down on the target, the flak, heavy as it was, turned out to be remarkably inaccurate.
Fiction book (1990) -
But as they swung up the Elbe, Flowers could see the flak darkening the sky over the city.
Fiction book (1990) -
The military used flak to protect their aircraft from enemy bombers.
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During the air raid, the flak exploded in the sky, trying to hit the incoming jets.
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The base came under heavy flak fire, making it difficult for the planes to return safely.
Synonyms
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5.9
Shooting weapons at an enemy or target
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7.5
A metal object fired from a large gun that often has an explosive inside
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6.9
A heavy attack by military guns and cannons on enemy positions
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5.6
Guns or missiles used to shoot down aircraft
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5.9
Gunfire from the ground aimed at enemy planes to stop an air attack
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5.3
A large gun on the ground that shoots at planes
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9.9
Fire from big guns aimed at planes high in the sky
A small fast-firing gun on ships used to shoot at aircraft
A large gun on the ground that shoots at enemy planes
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Etymology
Flak was originally the German military short word Flak, from Fliegerabwehrkanone, which means 'aircraft-defence cannon'. It named the anti-aircraft guns and the bursting shells that shot at planes, which is why Flak still means those shells and the fire aimed at aircraft.