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Bofors gun

[ boh-fawrz, -fawrs ]

noun

  1. a 40-millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon.
  2. two such guns mounted and fired together as one unit.

Bofors gun

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. an automatic single- or double-barrelled anti-aircraft gun with a 40 millimetre bore
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bofors gun1

First recorded in 1935–40; named after Bofors, Sweden, where first made
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bofors gun1

C20: named after Bofors , Sweden, where it was first made
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When do we get the truth about the Bofors gun scam of the 1980s, which named the then-prime minister, her husband?

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