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Flak (disambiguation)

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Flak typically refers to the anti-aircraft fire coming at one from anti-aircraft guns, derived during World War II from the German Flugabwehrkanone, for "aircraft defence cannon" in turn derived from Flugabwehrgeschütz (flag).

Flak may also refer to:

Warfare

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Other uses

  • Flak, intense criticism, a metaphor derived from intense anti-aircraft gunfire
  • "Flak", a class of the Propaganda model advanced by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
  • Flak, "flat land" or "flat sandbank", a component of Germanic language area place names, e.g. Flakfortet
  • Flak jacket, protective clothing worn by soldiers and others to protect themselves from debris and shrapnel

See also