n.
Pronunciation: ' hau ̇ - ə t-s ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Dutch houwitser, ultimately from Czech houfnice ballista
Date: 1695
: a short cannon used to fire projectiles at medium muzzle velocities and with relatively high trajectories
n.
Pronunciation: ' hau ̇ - ə t-s ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Dutch houwitser, ultimately from Czech houfnice ballista
Date: 1695
: a short cannon used to fire projectiles at medium muzzle velocities and with relatively high trajectories
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012