ack-ack

or Ack-Ack

[ ak-ak ]
/ ˈækˌæk /

noun Informal. (esp. during World War II)

antiaircraft fire.
antiaircraft arms.

Origin of ack-ack

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

Words nearby ack-ack

acinous, acinous cell, acinous gland, acinus, acis, ack-ack, ack-emma, ack., ackee, acker, ackey

Example sentences from the Web for ack-ack

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

    The Lost Warship |Robert Moore Williams

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

    A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. |Rutherford G. Montgomery

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

    A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. |Rutherford G. Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for ack-ack

ack-ack
/ (ˈækˌæk) /

noun military

  1. anti-aircraft fire
  2. (as modifier)ack-ack guns
anti-aircraft arms

Word Origin for ack-ack

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