antiaircraft

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

/ ˌæn tiˈɛərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft, ˌæn taɪ- /

designed for or used in defense against enemy aircraft.

artillery used against enemy aircraft.

a military organization operating and servicing antiaircraft artillery.

shellfire from antiaircraft artillery: The planes flew through heavy antiaircraft.

Origin of antiaircraft

First recorded in 1910–15; anti- + aircraft

All sides agreed that it was brought down by a Buk antiaircraft missile, also known as a SA-17 Grizzly in NATO terminology.

MH17 Black Box ‘Sent to Moscow for Investigation’ |Anna Nemtsova |July 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The former official speculated to The Daily Beast that Israel had targeted Russian-made antiaircraft batteries known as SA-17s.

Israel’s Dare: Retaliation for Airstrike Unlikely, for Now |Dan Ephron |January 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The heaviest weapons, such as antiaircraft and antitank missiles, came from around the capital itself.

Libya’s Weapons Problem |Igor Kossov |September 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
From assault rifles to antiaircraft missiles, Libya is overflowing with armaments.

Libya’s Weapons Problem |Igor Kossov |September 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

The cruise-missile attacks were aimed largely at degrading Libya's antiaircraft defenses, which were considerable.

Why Libyan War Is America's War |Stephen L. Carter |March 22, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
German aircraft and antiaircraft guns were very active during both raids, and one of the British machines failed to return.

The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) |Various
British airmen accounted for 263 German aeroplanes and antiaircraft gunners for six.

The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) |Various
As they swung lower, to sow bombs about the place, antiaircraft guns opened on them and they departed.

The Glory of The Coming |Irvin S. Cobb
As we looked the antiaircraft guns, concealed all about us, began firing at it.

The Glory of The Coming |Irvin S. Cobb
Some are made for dropping five hundred pound antiaircraft guns.

Sally Scott of the Waves |Roy J. Snell