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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
flak /flak/ (also flack)

▶noun

1 anti-aircraft fire.

2 strong criticism.

– origin 1930s: from Ger., abbrev. of Fliegerabwehrkanone, lit. ‘aviator-defence gun’.

'flak' also found in these Oxford entries:

flack - flak jacket

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