adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
fire
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Dimples like heavy rain spotted his wings as stray bullets went through, and then he reached the belt of anti-aircraft fire .
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As soon as the anti-aircraft fire began to thin out the F2B dived to begin photographing below cloud level.
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A fourth was shot down by concentrated anti-aircraft fire .
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It certainly wasn't brought down by ship-based anti-aircraft fire .
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The one carrying Bonnington's party had been damaged by anti-aircraft fire .
gun
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Then the anti-aircraft guns opened up, firing into the air against an imagined air raid.
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Members have been asked to hand in their guns , grenade throwers, anti-aircraft guns and armoured vehicles.
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Away from the street self-taught craftsmen copy working anti-aircraft guns , hand grenades and rocket launchers.
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Police shudder at the prospect of facing a population which has anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers at its disposal.
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He added that it was believed an anti-aircraft gun was in the locality and that it was fired recently.
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Around airfields and other installations of national importance emplacements of the distinctive Soviet ZSU-23 multi-barrelled anti-aircraft guns could be seen.
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Both factions were firing anti-aircraft guns and large-calibre machine guns indiscriminately at civilian housing.
missile
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Suppose that under this defence statute the Government makes an Order requisitioning land for anti-aircraft missile sites.
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S.-made Stinger anti-aircraft missile could have downed the jumbo jet.
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On July 30 the Defence Ministry announced a decision in principle to purchase anti-aircraft missile systems for the first time.
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Technicals - trucks carrying cannon, anti-aircraft missiles and rocket launchers, cruise the city centre.
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After all, there is still the threat of enemy anti-aircraft missiles .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A big effort was mounted against airfields, radars and anti-aircraft batteries in an attempt to gain air superiority.
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Based on the information he had, the anti-aircraft commander on the ground ordered the chopper to shoot it down.
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Camouflaged anti-aircraft batteries atop almost every hill belied the peaceful appearance of these islands.
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Dimples like heavy rain spotted his wings as stray bullets went through, and then he reached the belt of anti-aircraft fire.
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It later saw service in the Napoleonic wars and as an anti-aircraft point in this century.
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On July 30 the Defence Ministry announced a decision in principle to purchase anti-aircraft missile systems for the first time.
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S.-made Stinger anti-aircraft missile could have downed the jumbo jet.
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She contributed to the design of anti-aircraft searchlights used in both world wars.