flak curtain

noun

: flexible steel mesh or plates covered with canvas and used in military aircraft to protect vulnerable areas from enemy gunfire

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“Flak curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flak%20curtain. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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