Howitzer
/ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.
- 2 a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range wordnet
- 3 A powerfully hit shot.
"Belgium took a little while to catch Scotland with the first of the howitzer blows, but when the first one landed there was a certainty of more. Many more."
Verb
- 1 To attack with a howitzer. transitive
Antonyms
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More examples"Belgium took a little while to catch Scotland with the first of the howitzer blows, but when the first one landed there was a certainty of more. Many more."
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, which was derived from houf (“flock, crowd”) + -nice. The Czech noun houf comes from Middle High German hufe (“heap”), from Old High German hūfo.