flaming onion

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I. historical,slang
  2. The flare or tracer ammunition fired by this weapon. historical,slang
    — Allied pilots feared and loathed these, because a hit from a flaming onion instantly turned an aeroplane into an inferno.

词形变化

flaming onions plural

词源

From its appearance after exploding.
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