/ ˈhaʊɪtsə(r); NAmE / noun
a heavy gun that fires shells high into the air for a short distance
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Dutch houwitser , from German Haubitze , from Czech houfnice catapult.
/ ˈhaʊɪtsə(r); NAmE / noun
a heavy gun that fires shells high into the air for a short distance
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Dutch houwitser , from German Haubitze , from Czech houfnice catapult.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005