Well attestedNamed from the place
Oerlikon
noun · first attested 20th century
The anti-aircraft gun is named for a Zurich suburb.
A rapid-firing autocannon of 20 mm calibre.
47.4167°N 8.5500°E · Q167179
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- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Oerlikon
- In English
Oerlikon
The gun was manufactured by a works at Oerlikon, now a district of Zurich. Allied and Axis navies both used it.
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