antiaircraft fire

Noun

Meaning

firing at enemy aircraft

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Examples

Beamish and Boyd both took evasive action, turning away sharply, which drew antiaircraft fire from the ships below. Source: Internet

The cause of the airship's loss was not discovered by the Germans, who believed the Zeppelin had been brought down by antiaircraft fire from surface ships. Source: Internet

The Zeppelin was the target of concentrated antiaircraft fire, but no hits were scored and the falling shrapnel caused both damage and alarm on the ground. Source: Internet

This base was also used by LZ 85 to conduct two raids on Salonika in early 1916: a third raid on 4 May ended with it being brought down by antiaircraft fire. Source: Internet

They noticed the antiaircraft fire, but it was not until a Japanese Aichi “Val” dive-bomber winged over and flashed the rising sun insignia that Patriarca knew something was very wrong. Source: Internet

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