flaming onion (English, noun)
expansion: flaming onion (plural flaming onions)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I.
tags: historical
slang
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The flare or tracer ammunition fired by this weapon.
tags: historical
slang
Forms:
form: flaming onions
tags: plural