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Bofors gun
[ boh-fawrz, -fawrs ]
noun
- a 40-millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon.
- two such guns mounted and fired together as one unit.
Bofors gun
/ ˈbəʊfəz /
noun
- an automatic single- or double-barrelled anti-aircraft gun with a 40 millimetre bore
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bofors gun1
First recorded in 1935–40; named after Bofors, Sweden, where first made
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bofors gun1
C20: named after Bofors , Sweden, where it was first made
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