flak in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Though he caught a lot of flak, the backlash was not that harsh owing to his good image.
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She has received a lot of flak from her co-participants, but the audience seems to be in love with her melodrama.
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In the second half of the 15th century, the cuirass was occasionally superseded by the brigandine jacket, the medieval forerunner of the flak jacket.
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The first attack missed and the aircraft was hit by flak, knocking out one engine.
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The ejection seats were armored, the cockpit was lined with nylon flak curtains, and foam-filled self-sealing fuel tanks were installed.
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The counterattack was eventually rebuffed with the assistance of artillery and flak batteries.
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Flak cannon fired at enemy aircraft during a three-hour period, although there were fairly long pauses during that time.
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All would don flak jackets to protect them from ground fire.
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More 37mm and 20mm flak destroyed the wireless room, and no signal was sent from the merchantman.
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While en route to the target you can expect to encounter attacks by enemy aircraft, barrage balloons, flak and enemy searchlights.
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