- antiaircraft weapon
- arma antiaérea antiarmor anticarro
English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology. 2014.
antiaircraft weapon
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Bofors gun — /boh fawrz, fawrs/ 1. a 40 millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon. 2. two such guns mounted and fired together as one unit. [1935 40; named after Bofors, Sweden, where first made] * * * … Universalium
Bofors gun — Bo′fors gun [[t]ˈboʊ fɔrz, fɔrs[/t]] n. mil a 40 millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon • Etymology: 1935–40; after Bofors, Sweden … From formal English to slang
