HOWITZER
Dictionary entry overview: What does howitzer mean? • HOWITZER (noun)
The noun HOWITZER has 1 sense:
1. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
Familiarity information: HOWITZER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOWITZER (noun)
Meaning:
A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
howitzer; mortar; trench mortar
Hypernyms ("howitzer" is a kind of...):
high-angle gun (a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges)
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