HOWITZERS

Noun

howitzers

plural of howitzer

Source: Wiktionary


HOWITZER

How"itz*er, n. Etym: [G. haubitze, formerly hauffnitz, Bohem. haufnice, orig., a sling.] (Mil.) (a) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar. [Obs.] (b) A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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