FliegerAbwehrKanone Literally means "Flier Defense Cannon " Designation used for AA weapons (FLAK guns) During World War I, this term was used by Allied airmen to describe the shell bursts from such weapons, which has become the current accepted meaning of the term
If you get a lot of flak from someone, they criticize you severely. If you take the flak, you get the blame for something. The President is getting a lot of flak for that
As it relates to the condition of a marble determining value A sign of damage, a small portion that's missing from the surface of a glass marble Smaller that a chip (see ) A flake will reduce the value of a marble Slang, an unreliable hobbyist
A fragment removed from a core or nucleus of cryptocrystaline or fine-grained rock by percussion or pressure May be used as a tool with no further deliberate modification, may be RETOUCHED, or may serve as a PREFORM for further reduction
A thin, semi detached segment of rock that could conceivably fully detach during a climb Depending on the circumstances, a failing flake can cause a climber to "tomato-out" (see below)
A thin flat asymmetrical piece of flint or other stone which was intentionally removed from a tool or projectile core during the process of manufacture or sharpening/resharpening
If something such as paint flakes, small thin pieces of it come off. They can see how its colours have faded and where paint has flaked. Flake off means the same as flake. The surface corrosion was worst where the paint had flaked off
A thin flat chip of glass missing from an insulator Usually caused by something striking the edge of the skirt or wire groove ridge A flake can be almost any size
Means to break or pull apart a food, like chicken or fish, that divides naturally All you do is follow these divisions, pulling at them gently with one or two forks, or flake with your fingers
Chopped up pieces of recycled plastic bottles These tiny pieces are melted and formed into pellets, which are stretched into long fibers like thread and woven into fabric for clothing