English Dictionary

Archie

/ˈɑːtʃi/

noun

(military slang, WWI, uncountable) Anti-aircraft artillery. / (military slang, WWI, countable) A piece of anti-aircraft ordnance.

Archie is a military slang term used to refer to anti-aircraft fire.

意味（1）

(military slang, WWI, uncountable) Anti-aircraft artillery.

But then, dodging airbursts of Archie on the Western Front hadn't exactly been a joyride either.

意味（2）

(military slang, WWI, countable) A piece of anti-aircraft ordnance.

An inquisitive aeroplane, which had been hovering over the scene, was picked off as by an Archie and made a forced landing, man and machine buried in filth.