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Howitzer

Howitzer Meaning & Definition
Howitzer Definition And Meaning

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

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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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