Flak (disambiguation)

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Flak was introduced to the English language in World War II to refer to the anti-aircraft fire from anti-aircraft guns, from the German Flugabwehrkanone (Flak), for "aircraft defence cannon".

Flak may also refer to:

Warfare[edit]

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

Fictional entities[edit]

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

Other uses[edit]

  • 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

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