What does ack-ack mean?
Definitions for ack-ack
ˈækˌækack-ack
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Princeton's WordNet
antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gunnoun
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
GCIDE
ack-acknoun
Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; antiaircraft artillery.
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ack-acknoun
Antiaircraft artillery.
ack-acknoun
Antiaircraft fire
The bomber flew through heavy ack-ack.
ack-ackadjective
Of or relating to antiaircraft warfare.
Etymology: From ack + ack, RAF WWI signalese for AA. (In modern signalese it would be called alpha-alpha.)
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ack-ack
Ack-ack is a term, primarily used in the military, that refers to anti-aircraft artillery or gunfire. It originated during World War ll by British armed forces. The term is an abbreviation of "acknowledge", used in the phonetic alphabet of the time to signify the letters "AA" for Anti-Aircraft.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ack-ack in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ack-ack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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