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Definition: Ack-ack |
Ack-ackNoun1. Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Ack-ackSynonyms: ack-ack gun (n), antiaircraft (n), antiaircraft gun (n), flack (n), flak (n), pom-pom (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ack-ack |
| English words defined with "ack-ack": ack-ack gun. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | They can send up an ack-ack umbrella high enough to make any attack ineffective. (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft) I pierce you with the ack-ack of love, flowerpot. (Two Scent's Worth; writing credit: Chuck Jones) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | "On the morning of March 27, 1945 during Okinawa preparations four suicide planes attacked the light cruiser USS Biloxi. Three were shot down in flames but the fourth broke through the umbrella of ack-ack to smash itself against the cruiser's side. Later investigation revealed a 500-kilogram bomb which failed to explode. Rendered harmless, the bomb became the prized possession of the quarterdeck where it is shown being examined by Major Anthony V. Ragusin (right) of Biloxi, Miss., and Ensign Jack Fisher, USNR, of Natchitoches, La., both of whom are attached to the staff of the Commander in Chief Pacific Ocean Areas." (Quoted from the original caption released with this photograph on 7 September 1945.).Credit: NAVY. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| "Ack-ack" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 60.00% of the time. "Ack-ack" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 60% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "ack-ack"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kundërajror (anti-aircraft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | зенитен (anti-aircraft, meridian, zenithal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | dìlostřelectvo (artillery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | luchtafweergeschut (anti-aircraft guns). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | aerdefenda artilerio (anti-aircraft guns). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | artillerie anti-aérienne. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | flak (ack-ack gun, antiaircraft gun, anti-aircraft gun, archie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αντιαεροπορικό πυρ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | légvédelmi (Aa, air raid, antiaircraft, anti-aircraft), légelhárítás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ack-ackay fogo antiaéreo (flak), bateria antiaérea. (various references) tun sau tir antiaerian. (various references) зенитный (anti-aircraft, zenithal). (various references) protivavionska vatra. (various references) defensa antiaéria. (various references) luftvärnseld, luftvärns- (antiaircraft, anti-aircraft). (various references) uçaksavar topu (Archibald, Archie), uçaksavar ateşi (flak, prang). (various references) зенітна гармата, зенітний вогонь (flak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-k-k" | |
-2 letters: caca, kaka. | |
-4 letters: aa, ka. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-k-k" | |
+2 letters: backpack, packsack. | |
+3 letters: backpacks, backtrack, blackjack, crackback, huckaback, packsacks, pickaback. | |
+4 letters: backpacked, backpacker, backtracks, blackjacks, crackajack, crackbacks, hackmatack, huckabacks, pickabacks. | |
+5 letters: backpackers, backpacking, backtracked, blackjacked, crackajacks, crackerjack, hackmatacks, pickabacked. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 6B 2D 61 63 6B |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01101011 00101101 01100001 01100011 01101011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c k - a c k |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 006B 002D 0061 0063 006B |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35697715676977 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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