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Oerlikon|ˈɜːlɪkən|
Also oerlikon.
[Name of the suburb of Zurich where the guns are manufactured.]
The proprietary name used by Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon Buhrle & Co. for guns and fittings manufactured by them; usu. ellipt. for an Oerlikon light anti-aircraft cannon.
1944R.A.F. Jrnl. Aug. 272 (caption) Battleship..; carries..a varying number of Oerlikons.., sometimes sixty. 1949S. P. Llewellyn Troopships 31 Their forward and after decks cluttered with..pom-poms, oerlikons, and improvised wash-houses, the troopships cleared Wellington heads. 1970Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Oct. 1667/2 Oerlikon... Guns and parts and fittings therefor..ammunition for cannon; apparatus..for launching rockets; and rockets (missiles). Dieter Buhrle and Charlotte Buhrle-Schalk, trading as Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon Buhrle & Co.,..Zurich,..Switzerland; manufacturers and merchants. 1973D. Lees Rape of Quiet Town x. 165 The frigate..sprayed the sub with Oerlikon fire. |