What is the full German term for flak?

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What is the full German term for flak?

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There are three words depending on usage

flack [Am.] [sl.] Pressesprecher {m}
flack [coll.: criticism] heftige Kritik {f}
flack [coll.:criticism] Beschuss {m} [fig.:Kritik]

http://www.dict.cc/english-german/f94.php

May 25 2007, 2:40 AM

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Flakartillerie - the full term, meaning anti-aircraft artillery, as found in my Langenscheidt's German dictionary.

May 25 2007, 2:56 AM

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FLAK itself is also an acronym for something regarding the German airforce, from which the word is shortened (first to flakartillerie, then simply to flak).

May 25 2007, 7:13 AM

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flak (from the German Flugabwehrkanone, aircraft defense cannon).

FLugAbwehrKanone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak

May 25 2007, 10:56 PM

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it is flieg(flug)abwehrkanone=flak

May 27 2007, 3:13 PM