Antiaircraft — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

designed for defense from a surface position against air attack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæθoʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪˈeəkɹaft/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪˈeəkɹaft/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæθoʊd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pom-pom ack-ack flack antiaircraft gun ack-ack gun flak

Parts of Speech

noun	artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
adjective	designed for defense from a surface position against air attack

Word Forms

antiaircraft	adjective	designed for defense from a surface position against air attack
antiaircraft	noun	artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Flugabwehr

Artillerie, die dazu bestimmt ist, nach oben auf Flugzeuge zu schießen

🇫🇷French

antiaérien

artillerie conçue pour tirer vers le haut sur les avions

🇪🇸Spanish

antiaéreo

Artillería diseñada para disparar hacia arriba a los aviones.

🇮🇹Italian

antiaereo

artiglieria progettata per sparare verso l'alto contro gli aeroplani

🇳🇱Dutch

luchtafweer

artillerie ontworpen om omhoog te schieten op vliegtuigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

antiaéreo

artilharia projetada para atirar para cima em aviões

🇷🇺Russian

зенитный

артиллерия, предназначенная для стрельбы по самолетам вверх

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विमानभेदी

तोपखाने को हवाई जहाजों पर ऊपर की ओर मार गिराने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিমান বিধ্বংসী

উড়োজাহাজে উপরের দিকে গুলি করার জন্য ডিজাইন করা কামান

🇮🇳Tamil

விமான எதிர்ப்பு

விமானங்களை மேல்நோக்கிச் சுடும் வகையில் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட பீரங்கி

🇮🇳Telugu

విమాన నిరోధక

ఫిరంగి విమానాలను పైకి కాల్చడానికి రూపొందించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

विमानविरोधी

तोफखाना विमानांवर वरच्या दिशेने शूट करण्यासाठी डिझाइन केलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિમાન વિરોધી

આર્ટિલરી એરોપ્લેન પર ઉપર તરફ મારવા માટે રચાયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಮಾನ ವಿರೋಧಿ

ಫಿರಂಗಿಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಮಾನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ಶೂಟ್ ಮಾಡಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിമാനവിരുദ്ധ

വിമാനങ്ങൾക്ക് നേരെ മുകളിലേക്ക് വെടിവയ്ക്കാൻ രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്ത പീരങ്കികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਏਅਰਕ੍ਰਾਫਟ

ਤੋਪਖਾਨੇ ਨੂੰ ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਵੱਲ ਸ਼ੂਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

طیارہ شکن

توپ خانہ ہوائی جہازوں پر اوپر کی طرف گولی مارنے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

防空

设计用于向上射击飞机的火炮

🇯🇵Japanese

対空

飛行機を上向きに撃つように設計された大砲

🇰🇷Korean

대공포

비행기를 향해 위쪽으로 발사하도록 설계된 대포

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phòng không

pháo được thiết kế để bắn lên máy bay

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อต้านอากาศยาน

ปืนใหญ่ที่ออกแบบมาเพื่อยิงขึ้นบนเครื่องบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

antipesawat

artileri yang dirancang untuk menembak ke atas ke arah pesawat terbang

🇲🇾Malay

antipesawat

artileri direka untuk menembak ke atas pada kapal terbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضاد للطائرات

المدفعية مصممة لإطلاق النار على الطائرات

🇮🇷Persian

ضد هوایی

توپخانه طراحی شده برای شلیک به سمت بالا به هواپیما

🇹🇷Turkish

uçaksavar

uçaklara yukarı doğru ateş etmek için tasarlanmış toplar

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶגֶד מְטוֹסִים

ארטילריה שנועדה לירות כלפי מעלה לעבר מטוסים

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