howitzer

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English

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howitzer trajectory compared to other types of artillery

Etymology

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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.[1]

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Noun

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howitzer (plural howitzers)

  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. (sports, rugby, ice hockey) A powerfully hit shot.
    • 2018 September 7, Tom English, “Scotland 0-4 Belgium”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      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.

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Verb

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howitzer (third-person singular simple present howitzers, present participle howitzering, simple past and past participle howitzered)

  1. (transitive) To attack with a howitzer.

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