Bofors gun

[boh-fawrz, -fawrs]

noun

1. a 40-millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon.

2. two such guns mounted and fired together as one unit.

Bofors gun

/ ˈbəʊfəz /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bofors gun¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bofors gun¹

C20: named after Bofors , Sweden, where it was first made

Example Sentences

When do we get the truth about the Bofors gun scam of the 1980s, which named the then-prime minister, her husband?

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