air-defense artillery

air-defense artillery

[′er di¦fens ‚är′til·ə·rē]
(ordnance)
Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. Abbreviated ADA.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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