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Definition of howitzer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

howitzer

noun
 
/ˈhaʊɪtsə(r)/
 
/ˈhaʊɪtsər/
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  1. a heavy gun that fires shells high into the air for a short distance
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHowitzer is used before these nouns:
    • battery
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice ‘catapult’.
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