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noun

A short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities.

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noun

A large gun which fires shells (= very large bullets) high into the air so that they drop onto the place at which they are aimed

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榴弹炮

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Houwitser

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Obusier

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Haubitze

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होइटसर, एक प्रकार की छोटी बन्दूक

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Obice

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곡사포

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Гаубица

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Obús, Tener obús

Word origin

late 17th century: from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice ‘catapult’.

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Howitzer – similar words

howitzers

noun

A short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities.

Usage examples:

By the end of the war he had a million men, two-thirds of whom had not yet seen action, and new mac…
noun

A large gun which fires shells (= very large bullets) high into the air so that they drop onto the place at which they are aimed

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