HOWITZER


Meaning of HOWITZER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhau̇-ət-sər ]

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

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