Definition of Howitzir
How"itz*er (?), n. [G. haubitze,
formerly hauffnitz, Bohem. haufnice, orig., a sling.]
(Mil.) (a) A gun so short that the
projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a
kind of mortar. [Obs.] (b) A short, light,
largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than
the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with
comparatively small charges.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A short cannon that delivers shells at a medium muzzle velocity, usually by a high trajectory
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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