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flak (s) (noun), flaks (pl)
1. Strong and excessive censure and disapproval: The office secretary, Mrs. Patterson, really got a lot of flak from her employer when she appeared late to work three times in a row!
2. Artillery made to shoot vertically at airplanes: In the story Daniel was reading, volley after volley of flak was sent in the direction of the enemy’s aircraft.
A loud and confused noise and vehement criticism.
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