Meaning of FLACK
Pronunciation: | | flak
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- [n] artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
- [n] intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
- [n] a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
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| Synonyms: | | ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, attack, blast, fire, flack catcher, flak, flak, flak, flak catcher, pom-pom |
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| See Also: | | Bofors gun, criticism, gun, interpreter, predictor, representative, spokesperson, unfavorable judgment, voice | |
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| Related Terms: | | advocacy, advocating, antiaircraft fire, bruiting, buildup, cross fire, curtain fire, direct fire, drumbeating, dry fire, file fire, fire, fire of demolition, firepower, fireworks, firing, flak, ground fire, gunfight, gunfire, gunplay, high-angle fire, horizontal fire, interdiction fire, machine-gun fire, mortar fire, musketry, percussion fire, pistol fire, promoting, promotion, publicization, publicizing, raking fire, rapid fire, ricochet fire, rifle fire, shellfire, shooting, shoot-out, time fire, vertical fire, zone fire |
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