shack Β n.βΒ Β«Nearly all of them βhit the shack,β meaning they came within 20 feet of the targets.» ββBattle stations: plans take shape for an air war on Iraq, but success may be elusive.βΒ by Russell WatsonΒ NewsweekΒ Feb. 16, 1998. (source: Double...
shack Β n.βΒ Β«I could see the bombs fly to the target on the FLIRβ¦one secondβ¦Direct hit. βShack!!!β I shouted over the radio. (Thatβs one term we picked up from our Air Force friends.) My wingman achieved the same results.» ββDesert Fox: The third...
shack n. a direct hit on a target by a bomb or missile. Etymological Note: Perhaps from the actual shacksββrude cabins or hutsββused in live-fire target practice. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Β n.βΒ Β«Schmidt: βShack.β [jargon for direct hit].» ββDoubts Before BombingβΒ by Dave GoldinerΒ N.Y. Daily NewsΒ Jan. 16, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Β n.βΒ Β«Twenty-two seconds after dropping his bomb, Schmidt gave the universal striker-pilot signal for a direct hit: βShack.β» ββA Soldierβs Story: Part TwoβΒ by Ron CorbettΒ Ottawa CitizenΒ (Can.)Β Nov. 24, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
shack Β n.βΒ Β«The operative on the ground radioed confirmation: βThatβs a shack,β slang for a direct hit.» ββOver Afghanistan, Gantlets in the SkyβΒ by Steve VogelΒ in Aboard The USS Carl VinsonΒ Washington PostΒ Oct. 29, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued...

