Oerlikon

noun

Oer·​li·​kon

ˈərləˌkän

plural -s

: any of several automatic aircraft or antiaircraft cannon shooting 20 millimeter greased ammunition

Word History

Etymology

from Oerlikon, suburb of Zurich, Switzerland, noted for its gun manufacturing

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