howitzer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, which was derived from houf (“flock, crowd”) + -nice. The Czech noun houf comes from Middle High German hufe (“heap”), from Old High German hūfo.
Meanings
- 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.
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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.
2018 September 7, Tom English, “Scotland 0-4 Belgium”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| howitzers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
howitzerlike · Casaba howitzer · mountain howitzer · gun-howitzer
Translations (52)
ro obuzier (a cannon) · ga habhatsar (a cannon) · bg боц (shot in sports) · vo hobüt (a cannon) · cs bomba (shot in sports) · fi haupitsi (a cannon) · da haubits (a cannon) · pl haubica (a cannon) · sh ха̀убица (a cannon) · tr obüs (a cannon) · pt obus (a cannon) · sv haubits (a cannon) · cmn 榴彈炮 /榴弹炮 (a cannon) · et haubits (a cannon) · gl obús (a cannon) · de Haubitze (a cannon) · lt haubica (a cannon) · sl havbica (a cannon) · hu tarack (a cannon) · ka ჰაუბიცა (a cannon) · uk га́убиця (a cannon) · ko 곡사포 (a cannon) · cs dělovka (shot in sports) · id howitzer (a cannon) · it obice (a cannon) · ky гаубица (a cannon) · kk гаубица (a cannon) · ca obús (a cannon) · es obús (a cannon) · nl houwitser (a cannon) · nb haubits (a cannon) · az haubitsa (a cannon) · sh hàubica (a cannon) · cs houfnice (a cannon) · tg гаубитса (a cannon) · uz gaubitsa (a cannon) · fr obusier (a cannon) · lv haubice (a cannon) · sk húfnica (a cannon) · ko 류탄포 (a cannon) · vi lựu pháo (a cannon) · ru га́убица (a cannon) · sq obus (a cannon) · ja 榴弾砲 (a cannon) · pt morteiro (a cannon) · hy հաուբից (a cannon) · el οβιδοβόλο (a cannon) · be га́ўбіца (a cannon) · af houwitser (a cannon) · bg га́убица (a cannon) · ko 유탄포 (a cannon) · mk хаубица (a cannon)