About The Word Howitzer
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Howitzer
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What's The Definition Of Howitzer?
[n] a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
Synonyms | Synonyms for Howitzer: mortar | trench mortar Related Terms | Find terms related to Howitzer: See Also | high-angle gun Howitzer In Webster's Dictionary \How"itz*er\, n. [G. haubitze, formerly hauffnitz,
Bohem. haufnice, orig., a sling.] (Mil.)
(a) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow,
could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar.
[Obs.]
(b) A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a
chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore,
and intended to throw large projectiles with
comparatively small charges.
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