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ack-ack

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

ack-ackn. [from AA, meaning antiaircraft pronounced ack-ack by British signalmen.].
     Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; antiaircraft artillery.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ack-ack, adj. & n. colloq.
--adj. anti-aircraft.
--n. an anti-aircraft gun etc.

Etymology
formerly signallers' name for the letters AA

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