Oerlikonn.

Brit.

/ˈəːlᵻkɒn/,

/ˈəːlᵻk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈərlək(ə)n/,

/ˈərləˌkɑn/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Oerlikon.

Etymology: < Oerlikon, the name of a town in Switzerland (now a suburb of Zurich), in the name of the company Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon Bührle (see below).

Any of various guns and fittings manufactured by Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon Buhrle & Co., spec. a light anti-aircraft cannon.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > anti-aircraft gun

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Archibald1914

Archie1915

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Chicago piano1936

Oerlikon1944

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [adjective] > type of artillery by manufacturer

Hotchkiss1861

Bofors1933

Oerlikon1944

1944 R.A.F. Jrnl. Aug. 272 (caption) Battleship;..carries..a varying number of Oerlikons,..sometimes sixty.

1949 S. P. Llewellyn Troopships 31 Their forward and after decks cluttered with..pom-poms, oerlikons, and improvised wash-houses, the troopships cleared Wellington heads.

1973 D. Lees Rape of Quiet Town x. 165 The frigate..sprayed the sub with Oerlikon fire.

1991 Ships Monthly Apr. 32/2 A further twelve 20mm Oerlikons in single mountings were removed soon after completion as they were reckoned to be ineffective.

2001 Navy News Sept. 23/6 Weapons: Fitted with one 20mm Oerlikon gun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oerlikon
释义	Oerlikonn. Brit. /ˈəːlᵻkɒn/, /ˈəːlᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈərlək(ə)n/, /ˈərləˌkɑn/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Oerlikon. Etymology: < Oerlikon, the name of a town in Switzerland (now a suburb of Zurich), in the name of the company Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon Bührle (see below). Any of various guns and fittings manufactured by Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon Buhrle & Co., spec. a light anti-aircraft cannon. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > anti-aircraft gun anti-aircraft gun1911 Archibald1914 Archie1915 ack-ack1917 Chicago piano1936 Oerlikon1944 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [adjective] > type of artillery by manufacturer Hotchkiss1861 Bofors1933 Oerlikon1944 1944 R.A.F. Jrnl. Aug. 272 (caption) Battleship;..carries..a varying number of Oerlikons,..sometimes sixty. 1949 S. P. Llewellyn Troopships 31 Their forward and after decks cluttered with..pom-poms, oerlikons, and improvised wash-houses, the troopships cleared Wellington heads. 1973 D. Lees Rape of Quiet Town x. 165 The frigate..sprayed the sub with Oerlikon fire. 1991 Ships Monthly Apr. 32/2 A further twelve 20mm Oerlikons in single mountings were removed soon after completion as they were reckoned to be ineffective. 2001 Navy News Sept. 23/6 Weapons: Fitted with one 20mm Oerlikon gun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1944
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