aerogun

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

aero- +‎ gun

Noun[edit]

aerogun (plural aeroguns)

  1. (dated) An antiaircraft cannon.
    • 1918, Illustrated World, volume 29, number 3, page 406:
      According to aero experts these planes will be capable of carrying six passengers, five machine guns, a special rapid fire aerogun and about fifty bombs, and will be practically immune from injury due to attacks by the light battleplanes []