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Meaning of flaming onion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

flaming queen flaming sword flaming volcano flamingant flaminglet Flamingly

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