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- 1. strong criticism: "you must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong" Similar
- 2. antiaircraft fire.
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noun. ˈflak. variants or less commonly flack. plural flak also flack. 1. : antiaircraft guns. 2. : the bursting shells fired from flak. 3. : criticism, opposition. She has taken a good deal of flak for espousing that view. E. J. Kahn, Jr.
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 mean anti-aircraft fire or artillery, or informal criticism, opposition, or abuse. Learn the word origin, synonyms, collocations, and examples of flak in sentences.
Flak definition: antiaircraft fire, especially as experienced by the crews of combat airplanes at which the fire is directed.. See examples of FLAK used in a sentence.
If you’re taking flak, chances are you’re in a bad situation and taking fire from an enemy. 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-defense gun.' (Yikes!
Flak is a noun that can mean antiaircraft artillery or excessive or abusive criticism. It comes from German Fliegerabwehrkanone, meaning aircraft-defense gun. See examples, translations and related words.
