English dictionary
howitzer
/'h/AU//I/ts/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar.
Source: webster1913