archie

archie (countable and uncountable, plural archies)

1. Alternative form of Archie (“anti-aircraft artillery”)
   • 1919, Thomas Herbert Russell, America's War for Humanity, →ISBN:

     I had to take a large turn, for the "archies" were shooting pretty close.

   • 1935, W E Johns, Biggles Learns to Fly:

     I'll pretend I'm scared of everything and sideslip away from every archie burst.

   • 2013, I. L. (Dick) Read, Of Those We Loved: A Narrative 1914-1919 Remembered and Illustrated, →ISBN:

     Several of our planes droned overhead, undeterred by the German 'archies', machine-gun and rifle fire, but not as yet the contact monoplane.

• Raiche, Raîche, achier, archei, arheic, cahier, eriach

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archie f (plural archies)

1. principle