Flak (disambiguation)
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The word flak can mean:-
- Anti-aircraft gunfire, derived from the German Flugabwehrkanone, for "aircraft defense cannon", during World War II. See also 88 mm gun
- Flak jackets are protective clothing worn by soldiers and others to protect themselfs from debris and shrapnel.
- criticism, as a metaphorical extension of the previous, e.g. "I'll have to take the flak for what that confounded reporter dug up."
- As a component of mostly Dutch, but also German and Scandinavian area place names, flak and similar may mean "flat land" or "flat sandbank": e.g. Flakfortet, Maasvlakte, Goeree-Overflakkee: compare English "flake".
- Flak is a fictional Commanding Officer in the Advance Wars series.
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