howitzer
[ hou-it-ser ]
/ ˈhaʊ ɪt sər /
noun Ordnance.
a cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used especially for firing shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench.
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Origin of howitzer
1685–95; earlier hauwitzer < Dutch houvietser, equivalent to houviets- (< German Haubitze, Middle High German haufnitz < Czech houfnice slingshot) + -er -er1
Words nearby howitzer
howells, however, however much, howf, howff, howitzer, howk, howl, howl down, howland island, howler
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howitzer
/ (ˈhaʊɪtsə) /
noun
a cannon having a short or medium barrel with a low muzzle velocity and a steep angle of fire
Word Origin for howitzer
C16: from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice stone-sling
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