Anti-aircraft
Definition
Designed for combating, intercepting, destroying, or neutralizing enemy aircraft, missiles, drones, or any other means of aerial attack; pertaining to airspace defense. It applies to military equipment like artillery, surface-to-air missile systems, and early-warning radars.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anti-aircraft
- Air defense
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective altering systematically across masculine, feminine, and plural forms. |
| Formation | Prefixal compound created by joining the defensive prefix 'anti-' with the relational adjective 'aerian'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˌæn.ti.ˈeə.ri.ən] |
| Source | Glossary of NATO Military Terminology and Air Defense Systems Manual |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Armata a desfășurat o baterie antiaeriană de ultimă generație pentru a proteja infrastructura critică a orașului.
EN: The army deployed a state-of-the-art anti-aircraft battery to protect the city's critical infrastructure.
RO: Sistemul radar a detectat țintele inamice și a transmis imediat coordonatele către unitățile antiaeriene.
EN: The radar system detected the enemy targets and immediately transmitted the coordinates to the air defense units.
RO: În timpul exercițiului militar, militarii au simulat respingerea unui atac masiv folosind artileria antiaeriană.
EN: During the military exercise, the soldiers simulated repelling a massive attack using anti-aircraft artillery.
Idioms & Phrases
Apărare antiaeriană / Air defense / anti-aircraft warfare
RO: Totalitatea măsurilor, tacticilor și sistemelor de arme destinate să anuleze eficacitatea acțiunilor aeriene ale inamicului.
EN: The total framework of measures, tactics, and weapon systems destined to nullify the effectiveness of enemy aerial actions.
Rachetă antiaeriană / Anti-aircraft missile / surface-to-air missile (SAM)
RO: Proiectil ghidat autopropulsat, lansat de la sol sau de pe nave, proiectat special pentru a intercepta și distruge ținte aeriene.
EN: A self-propelled guided projectile, launched from the ground or ships, specifically designed to intercept and destroy aerial targets.
Scut antiaerian / Air defense shield / umbrella
RO: Rețea integrată și stratificată de radare, rachete și avioane de vânătoare care protejează un teritoriu larg împotriva atacurilor din aer.
EN: An integrated and layered network of radars, missiles, and fighter jets protecting a broad territory against attacks from the air.
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