anti-aircraft
/ˌæntiˈeəkrɑːft/adjective
उच्चारण ऐन्टिएअर्क्राफ़्ट
विमान-भेदी, विमानरोधी
Core word
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[only before noun]
designed to destroy enemy aircraft
विमान-भेदी, विमानरोधी
- anti-aircraft guns
- The army set up anti-aircraft missiles near the border.
- The army put anti-aircraft guns on the hill.
+ 2 more examples
- Anti-aircraft fire lit the night sky.
- The base is protected by an anti-aircraft missile system.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
anti-aircraft + noun (only before a noun)
Anti-aircraft is an adjective that comes only before a noun; it is not used after a verb.
'Anti-aircraft' adjective है जो केवल noun से पहले आता है; यह verb के बाद नहीं बैठता।
- The army installed an anti-aircraft gun on the hill.
- Anti-aircraft fire lit up the night sky.
anti-aircraft + gun / missile / defence / battery
It describes weapons and systems built to bring down enemy planes.
यह शत्रु के विमानों को गिराने के लिए बनाए गए हथियारों और प्रणालियों का वर्णन करता है।
- The border city is protected by an anti-aircraft missile system.
anti-aircraft (hyphenated spelling)
The word is normally written with a hyphen; it should not be split into two words.
यह शब्द सामान्यतः hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है; इसे दो शब्दों में नहीं तोड़ना चाहिए।
- The museum displays an old anti-aircraft cannon from the war.
anti-aircraft (adjective) vs air defence (noun)
Anti-aircraft describes weapons; the system as a whole is usually called air defence, which is a noun phrase.
'Anti-aircraft' हथियारों का वर्णन करता है; पूरी प्रणाली को प्रायः 'air defence' कहते हैं, जो noun phrase है।
- The city's air defence includes anti-aircraft guns and radar.
+Collocations 4
anti-aircraft + noun
gunmissilefirebatterydefenceshell
- The soldiers aimed the anti-aircraft gun at the sky.
verb + anti-aircraft
installdeployfirestrengthen
- The army deployed anti-aircraft batteries along the border.
anti-aircraft + unit / crew
unitregimentcrewposition
- The anti-aircraft unit stayed alert all night.
anti-aircraft + weapon
cannonrocketartilleryradar-guided gun
- The anti-aircraft artillery was moved to the hill.
“More examples 8
- The documentary showed anti-aircraft guns firing during the war of 1971.
वृत्तचित्र में 1971 के युद्ध के दौरान विमान-भेदी तोपों को गोले दागते दिखाया गया।
- India tested a new anti-aircraft missile last month.
भारत ने पिछले महीने एक नई विमान-भेदी मिसाइल का परीक्षण किया।
- Radhika's grandfather served in an anti-aircraft regiment.
राधिका के दादाजी विमान-भेदी रेजिमेंट में सेवा करते थे।
- Anti-aircraft defences were strengthened around the airbase.
वायुसेना अड्डे के आसपास विमान-भेदी सुरक्षा मज़बूत की गई।
- The pilot avoided the anti-aircraft fire by flying low.
पायलट ने नीचे उड़कर विमान-भेदी गोलाबारी से स्वयं को बचा लिया।
- The anti-aircraft battery was hidden behind a row of trees.
विमान-भेदी बैटरी पेड़ों की एक क़तार के पीछे छिपाई गई थी।
- Radhika read about the anti-aircraft defences of Indian cities in a history book.
राधिका ने इतिहास की एक पुस्तक में भारतीय शहरों की विमान-भेदी सुरक्षा के बारे में पढ़ा।
- The guns were fitted with anti-aircraft shells.
तोपों में विमान-भेदी गोले लगाए गए थे।