Bofors gun

American  

[boh-fawrz, -fawrs] / ˈboʊ 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.

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Bofors gun British  

/ ˈbəʊfəz /

noun

1. an automatic single- or double-barrelled anti-aircraft gun with a 40 millimetre bore

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Etymology

Origin of Bofors gun

First recorded in 1935–40; named after Bofors, Sweden, where first made

Example Sentences

Half the 900 machine tools used to make the Bofors gun are being taken from the automobile assembly lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shrouded in canvas, the Bofors gun is never seen in its entirety; though it orders their lives, it remains irrelevant to the soldiers, who blandly carry on their battle with boredom.

From Time Magazine Archive