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howitzer

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noun/ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)//ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/
  1. 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. 2

    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/ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)//ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/
  1. 1

    To attack with a howitzer.transitive

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