Bofors gun: Meaning and Definition of

Bo'fors gun"

Pronunciation: (bō'fôrz, -fôrs), [key]
  1. a 40-millimeter automatic gun used chiefly as an antiaircraft weapon.
  2. two such guns mounted and fired together as one unit.
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