NOUN | artifact | trench mortar, mortar, howitzer | a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range |
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Meaning | A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range. | |
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Synonyms | mortar, howitzer | |
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 |
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