Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flaming onion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: flam-ing o-nion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I.

Slang

noun

The flare or tracer ammunition fired by this weapon.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Allied pilots feared and loathed these, because a hit from a flaming onion instantly turned an aeroplane into an inferno."

Etymology

From its appearance after exploding.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

flaming onions (plural)

Questions

What does flaming onion mean?: A 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I.
Where does flaming onion come from?: From its appearance after exploding.

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