Oerlikon

English

Proper noun

Oerlikon

1. A district of Zurich, Switzerland.
2. A manufacturer of anti-aircraft weaponry based in this city.

Noun

Oerlikon (plural Oerlikons)

1. 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

Alternative forms

• Örlikon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈœʁlɪkoːn/
• Hyphenation: Oer‧li‧kon

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Proper noun

Oerlikon n (proper noun, genitive Oerlikons or (optionally with an article) Oerlikon)

1. A district of Zurich, Switzerland

Further reading

• Oerlikon on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de