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What is a flak and how is it used?

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For some reason the word flak was used during WWII as the name for the exploding shells fired from anti-aircraft guns. Catching some flak meant literally being under fire. Bullet proof vests are/were sometimes referred to as flak jackets, as similar types of equipment were once used to protect people from the fragments from the AA shells.

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