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antiaircraft [′an·tē′er‚kraft] (ordnance) Used, or designed to be used, against airborne aircraft or missiles. Abbreviated AA. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Describing a 1972 photograph of a helmeted Jane Fonda sitting happily atop a North Vietnamese antiaircraft gun--aimed at you-know-whose aircraft--the Post explained that this appalling spectacle "was viewed by many as sympathetic to North Vietnam. As the craft approached a landing zone, it was hit by enemy antiaircraft fire and crashed. Today, the main volume of BTMU protection tasks is assigned to antiaircraft complexes of the Air Defense Forces that can engage both offensive air weapons and smaller systems. |
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