Bofors gun
fɔrz, -fɔrs noun
1.
a 40-millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon.
2.
two such guns mounted and fired together as one unit.
Origin:
1935–40; named after Bofors, Sweden, where first made
1935–40; named after Bofors, Sweden, where first made
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| —n | |
| an automatic single- or double-barrelled anti-aircraft gun with a 40 millimetre bore | |
| [C20: named after Bofors, Sweden, where it was first made] | |
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