HyperDic: howitzer

English > 1 sense of the word *howitzer*:
NOUN	artifact	howitzer, mortar, trench mortar	a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

howitzer > pronunciation
Sounds	hhaw'ahtser
Rhymes	Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser...

English > *howitzer*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range.
Synonyms	mortar, trench mortar
Broader	high-angle gun	A cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges
Spanish	lanzabombas, mortero, obus, obús
Catalan	canó obús, llançabombes, morter, obús