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   Flak

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   noun

   • 1. strong criticism: "you must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong" Similar criticismcensuredisapprovaldisapprobationhostilitycomplaintscastigationcondemnationdenunciationopprobriumobloquycalumnycalumniationexecrationexcoriationvilificationabuserevilementlambastinginformal:brickbatsknockingpanningslammingtongue-lashinga bad pressstickverbalslagging offslagging
   • 2. antiaircraft fire.

   Word Origin 1930s (in flak (sense 2)): from German, abbreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone, literally ‘aviator-defense gun’.

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   What does flak mean?

   • críticas, artilharia antiaérea… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! FLAK meaning: 1. strong criticism or opposition: 2. the firing of guns from the ground at enemy aircraft, or the….

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   What is a flak fire?

   • Soon after, the word “flak” soon became a generic term for ground anti-aircraft fire. During the war it was not uncommon to hear, “flak so thick you could get out on walk on it” when someone described heavy antiaircraft fire.

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   What happened to the Flak?

   • Like everything else subject to gravity, what went up had to have come down. What happened to the Flak that didn’t tear through aircraft like a hot knife through butter is the same as what happened to the down aircraft themselves: they came hurtling back down to Earth.

   What happened to all the flak fired at aircraft during World War II

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   What is catching/draw/get flak?

   • catch/draw/get flak The company has been catching flak lately for its lack of customer service. Another provision that has drawn flak would prohibit lobbyists from serving on state boards and commissions. He will continue to get a lot more flak, but it will come from the voices of the past.

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   May 5, 2021 · More than 20,000 FLAK 36 88mm multi-purpose guns were produced by the end of the war—but the lasting legacy is the still ... the word “flak” soon became a generic term for ground anti ...

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   Mar 21, 2023 · Cannons like the Flak 36 and 8.8-centimeter Flak 41 could fire up to 25 rounds per minute and was set to explode once it reached altitude. When the anti-aircraft rounds finally went off, the high explosives inside launched jagged metal fragments in a circle around the projectile, tearing through any aircraft that happened to be in its area.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun flak. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. flak has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. armour (1930s) gunnery and firearms (1930s) psychiatry (1930s) aviation (1930s) navy (1930s)