Usage Note
Antiaéreo is a compound of anti- plus aéreo (aerial). It describes weapons, defences, or systems designed to target airborne threats: misil antiaéreo (anti-aircraft missile), batería antiaérea (anti-aircraft battery). The feminine form is antiaérea. It is strictly military-technical vocabulary with no colloquial extensions.
Examples
"Desplegaron un sistema antiaéreo en la frontera."
Natural Translation
They deployed an anti-aircraft system at the border.
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