"flaming onion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flaming onions [plural]
Etymology: From its appearance after exploding. Head templates: {{en-noun}} flaming onion (plural flaming onions)
  1. (military, slang, historical) A 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I. Tags: historical, slang Categories (topical): Military, Weapons
    Sense id: en-flaming_onion-en-noun-C3MUYHjg Disambiguation of Weapons: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (military, slang, historical) The flare or tracer ammunition fired by this weapon. Tags: historical, slang Categories (topical): Military, Weapons
    Sense id: en-flaming_onion-en-noun-dfcDH1~X Disambiguation of Weapons: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Topics: government, military, politics, war

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