Oerlikon
English edit
Proper noun edit
Oerlikon
- A district of Zurich, Switzerland.
- A manufacturer of anti-aircraft weaponry based in this city.
Noun edit
Oerlikon (plural Oerlikons)
- A 20-millimeter anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Oerlikon company.
- 2007, Thomas E. Lightburn, The Shield and the Shark, page 173:
- When the claxon sounded they immediately stopped what they were doing and uncovered the Oerlikon. Paddy, who was ammunition feeder, stood by while Jock trained the 20mm gun around.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Oerlikon n (proper noun, genitive Oerlikons or (optionally with an article) Oerlikon)
- A district of Zurich, Switzerland
Further reading edit
- Oerlikon on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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