generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret assembly
Basel-Landschaft
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Inherited from Middle High German geschütze, geschüz (“firearms, weapons”), collective noun of Middle High German schuʒ, schutz (“shot”). Not immediately related to schützen, geschützt.
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