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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACK-ACK

British army World War I phonetic alphabet for AA, abbreviation of anti-aircraft.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACK-ACK

ack-ack  [ˈækˌæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACK-ACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ack-Ack is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACK-ACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ack-ack

Anti-aircraft warfare

Air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures. It may be used to protect naval, ground, and air forces in any location. However, for most countries the main effort has tended to be 'homeland defence'. NATO refers to airborne air defence as counter-air and naval air defence as anti-aircraft warfare. Missile defence is an extension of air defence as are initiatives to adapt air defence to the task of intercepting any projectile in flight. In some countries, such as Britain and Germany during the Second World War, the Soviet Union and NATO's Allied Command Europe, ground based air defence and air defence aircraft have been under integrated command and control. However, while overall air defence may be for homeland defence including military facilities, forces in the field, wherever they are, invariably deploy their own air defence capability if there is an air threat.

Definition of ack-ack in the English dictionary

The definition of ack-ack in the dictionary is anti-aircraft fire. Other definition of ack-ack is anti-aircraft arms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACK-ACK


bivouac
ˈbɪvʊˌæk
brainiac
ˈbreɪnɪˌæk
cardiac
ˈkɑːdɪˌæk
celeriac
sɪˈlɛrɪˌæk
celiac
ˈsiːlɪˌæk
coeliac
ˈsiːlɪˌæk
hypochondriac
ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪˌæk
iliac
ˈɪlɪˌæk
insomniac
ɪnˈsɒmnɪˌæk
Interac
ˈɪntərˌæk
intracardiac
ˌɪntrəˈkɑːdɪˌæk
Kerouac
ˈkɛrʊˌæk
Kodiak
ˈkəʊdɪˌæk
krakowiak
kræˈkəʊvɪˌæk
maniac
ˈmeɪnɪˌæk
necrophiliac
ˌnekrəʊˈfɪlɪˌæk
paradisiac
ˌpærəˈdɪsɪˌæk
sacroiliac
ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪlɪˌæk
Syriac
ˈsɪrɪˌæk
zodiac
ˈzəʊdɪˌæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACK-ACK

acinus
Acis
ack-ack fire
ack-ack guns
ack-emma
ackee
acker
acknow
acknowledge
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeably
acknowledged
acknowledgedly
acknowledgement
acknowledgements
acknowledger
acknowledgment
acknowledgment slip
acknowledgments
acknowne

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACK-ACK

attack
back
black
crack
Cuttack
feedback
get back
go back
go to the pack
hack
in the black
jack
knack
lack
outback
pack
paperback
pat on the back
the right track
track

Synonyms and antonyms of ack-ack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ack-ack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACK-ACK

Find out the translation of ack-ack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ack-ack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ack-ack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ACK-ACK
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ack- ack
570 millions of speakers

English

ack-ack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एसीके - ACK
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ACK- ACK
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ACK - ACK
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ack- ack
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিমান-ধ্বংসী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

DCA
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ack-ack
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ACK- ACK
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ACK -ACK
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ack-ack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phòng không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ACK-ACK
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॅक-अॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uçaksavar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ack - ack
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ACK ACK -
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ACK - ACK
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ACK - ack
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ack - ack
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enkele doel geschut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ack - ack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ack - ack
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ack-ack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACK-ACK»

The term «ack-ack» is regularly used and occupies the 76.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACK-ACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ack-ack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACK-ACK»

Discover the use of ack-ack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ack-ack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hive Monkey
In order to hide from his unwanted fame as the spitfire-pilot-monkey who emerged from a computer game to defeat the nefarious corporation that engineered him, the charismatic and dangerous Ack-Ack Macaque is working as a pilot on a world ...
Gareth L. Powell, 2013
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Ack-Ack Macaque
Ack-Ack Macaque said, “Now, do you want a drink, kid?” Mindy gave a shake of her head. She had green eyes and very short ginger hair. No make-up. Ack-Ack Macaque picked up the bottle and pulled out the cork with his teeth. He spat it ...
Gareth L. Powell, 2012
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Ack-Ack Macque
Startling, fast-paced SF from one of the most striking new voices.
Gareth L Powell, 2012
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Design and Use of Combinatorial Peptide Libraries in the ...
Position Peptide 1 3 5 8 12 16 20 JMJ31 pS Me2R (S) AcK AcK AcK AcK Me2K J MJ 32 pS Me2R (S) AcK AcK AcK AcK Me2K J MJ 33 pS Me2R (S) K AcK AcK AcK Me2K J MJ 34 pS U AcK K AcK AcK Me2K J MJ 35 pS U AcK AcK AcK K Me  ...
Adam L. Garske, 2008
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Networking 2002: Networking Technologies, Services, and ...
... Connect Reply/Result Connect Reply/Result /ACK /ACK GET/Invoke GET/ Invoke REPLY/Result REPLY/Result /ACK /ACK Disconnect/Invoke Disconnect/ Invoke st a st a b l i s h b l i s h at at a a s e n d e s e n d e Not always necessary ( WSP ...
Enrico Gregori, 2002
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Mobile WiMAX: A Systems Approach to Understanding IEEE ...
ACK CK ACK A ACK NACK A NACK CK Transmitter 12Fail34Fail Receiver 5 Stop-and-Wait ARQ Protocol 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 10 11 Transmitter ACK ACK ACK ACK NACK ACK ACK NACK ACK ACK ACK ACK ACK ACK ...
Sassan Ahmadi, 2010
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To Fetch A Thief
Spencer Quinn. ACK-ACK. ACK-ACK. Bernie stepped on the gas. He tried to get into another gear and couldn't. The engine screamed. We barreled through this mine or whatever it was. The walls closed in around us and then we were in a ...
Spencer Quinn, 2011
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German Popular Tales and Household Stories
The Good Bargain. A COUNTRYMAN drove his cow to market, and sold it for seven dollars. On the way home he had to pass by a pond, where he heard from a distance the frogs croaking, i: Ack, ack, ack, ack !"* " Yes," said he, " they cry out so ...
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9
Grimm's fairy tales: With illustrations by E[dward] H[enry] ...
On the way home he had to pass by a pond, where he heard. from a distance the Frogs creaking, “ Ack, ack, ack. ack l”* “ Yes,” said he, “they cry out so even in their owner's field ; but it is seven which I have got, not eight.” As he came up to the ...
Jacob Grimm, 1857
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Household stories collected by the brothers Grimm, tr., with ...
On the way home he had to pass by a pond, where he heard from a distance the Frogs croaking, " Ack, ack, ack, ack !"* " Yes," said he, " they cry out so even in their owner's field ; but it is seven which I have got, not eight." As he came up to the ...
Jacob Ludwig C. Grimm, 1853

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACK-ACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ack-ack is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cosmic Psychos - Cum The Raw Prawn
Ack-Ack could be a highlight of future live shows with drummer Dean Muller stretching out, while the rest of the songs, including the shuffling ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
2
Use noise bylaws sensibly
... 10 minutes while we listened to a game that kept repeating "Jack-attack-ack-ack-ack, Jack-attack ..." -- unleash the bylaw dogs on those two. «Ottawa Sun, Jun 15»
3
Inside Brian Wilson's room: The famed Beach Boy opens up about …
... questions who find themselves confronted with answers consisting of “Yeah,” “No” or “I don't know” spit back at them like ack-ack fire. «Salon, Jun 15»
4
Sneed: Memories of my Dad on Memorial Day
Coming into a world at war while Dad's B-29 was being pummeled by ack-ack in the South Pacific, I paid little attention to the box containing his ... «Chicago Sun-Times, May 15»
5
Blue Star Museums offering free admission to active-duty military …
Coming into a world at war while Dad's B-29 was being pummeled by ack-ack in the South Pacific, I paid little attention to the box containing his ... «Chicago Sun-Times, May 15»
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Bygones: VE Day party tables laid with everything spared from …
... droves of bombers were passing over at night en route to their targets and local searchlights fixed on an aircraft for the ack-ack gunners to fire ... «Derby Telegraph, May 15»
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VE DAY: The girls who gave up everything for King and country
During their spare time in Belgium, many of the ack-ack girls volunteered at the local hospital, which was full of people coming out of Fort ... «Daily Echo, May 15»
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Billy Joel to Close Out Nassau Coliseum Before $260 Million …
... "HEART ATTACK-ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK" just as loud as Billy's most devoted followers. Billy Joel will play the Nassau Coliseum on August 4. «Village Voice, Apr 15»
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Puzzled by the manifestos? The Tories and Labour have swapped …
As ack-ack fire strafes the election skies, some policies fly and others crash to earth. That Tory inheritance tax promise lost its wings within ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Why Bournemouth's first multi-storey was a failure and where you …
“There was an Ack-Ack gun on the roof and the men stayed fighting but a gas-main caught alight.” Old Beales had to be demolished and ... «Bournemouth Echo, Mar 15»

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