The meaning of FLAK is antiaircraft guns. How to use flak in a sentence.

When you hear of someone "catching flack," you're hearing a figurative extension of a term used for antiaircraft guns, or for the shells fired from them. That term, more commonly spelled flak, …

FLAK definition: 1. strong criticism or opposition: 2. the firing of guns from the ground at enemy aircraft, or the…. Learn more.

FLAK meaning: 1. strong criticism or opposition: 2. the firing of guns from the ground at enemy aircraft, or the…. Learn more.

Flak can refer to criticism — or worse, explosive shells from an antiaircraft weapon. Flak came into English as an abbreviation for the German word Fliegerabwehrkanone, meaning 'aircraft …

What does the noun flak mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun flak . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

flak - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

FLAK definition: anti-aircraft fire or artillery | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

FLAK meaning: 1 : exploding shells that are shot at enemy aircraft from guns on the ground; 2 : harsh criticism

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