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Latvian
Etymology
From pret (“against”) + gaisa (genitive of gaiss (“air”)).
Adjective
pretgaisa (invariable)
- (military) anti-aircraft, air defence (attributive)
- pretgaisa aizsardzība ― anti-aircraft defence
- pretgaisa raķešu sistēma ― anti-aircraft missile system
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