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- 1. strong criticism: "you must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong" Similar
- 2. anti-aircraft fire.
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FLAK definition: 1. strong criticism or opposition: 2. the firing of guns from the ground at enemy aircraft, or the…. Learn more.
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. When I was a restaurant bar manager I sometimes found myself taking flak from my customers for our high prices … Rob Hill. Examples of flak in a Sentence.
flak noun [U] (FIRING OF GUNS) the firing of guns from the ground at enemy aircraft, or the bullets, etc. that the guns fire: They flew into heavy flak over the target area. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of flak from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
flak. (flæk ) uncountable noun. If you get a lot of flak from someone, they criticize you severely. If you take the flak, you get the blame for something. [informal] The President is getting a lot of flak for that. In recent years they have attracted more than their fair share of flak from the press.
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! No wonder they abbreviated it.)
1. a. Antiaircraft artillery. b. The bursting shells fired from such artillery. 2. Informal. a. Excessive or abusive criticism. b. Dissension; opposition. [German, from Fl (ieger)a (bwehr)k (anone), aircraft-defense gun.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of flak noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun flak. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. flak has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. armour (1930s) gunnery and firearms (1930s) psychiatry (1930s) aviation (1930s) navy (1930s)
FLAK meaning: 1 : exploding shells that are shot at enemy aircraft from guns on the ground; 2 : harsh criticism.
flak in American English. (flæk) noun. 1. antiaircraft fire, esp. as experienced by the crews of combat airplanes at which the fire is directed. 2. criticism; hostile reaction; abuse. Such an unpopular decision is bound to draw a lot of flak from the press. Also: flack.
