Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#2 of the day: FLAK ‘Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has drawn flak from political parties for his remark calling people to have more children.’[The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: January 23, 2015)]. Flak’ means harsh criticism. It also refers to exploding shells that are shot at enemy aircraft from guns on the ground. For example: The storied unit caught flak repeatedly during some of the toughest missions of the war. Apt synonyms of the word are criticism and opposition. A similar term is ‘flak suit’, which refers to body armor made of overlapping steel plates in a padded cover. It is worn by air-crew-men to protect them from shrapnel. Interested in CLs products, to know more check here: bit.ly/eProduct_Center
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 07:30:01 +0000
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