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oerlikon

/ˈɔɹlɪkˌɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
oer-likon
IPA
/ˈɔɹlɪkˌɑn/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Zurich, Switzerland.

name

A manufacturer of anti-aircraft weaponry based in this city.

noun

A 20-millimeter anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Oerlikon company.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Oerlikons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce oerlikon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹlɪkˌɑn/.
What does oerlikon mean?
A district of Zurich, Switzerland.

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