howitzer

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

Noun

1. A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.
2. A powerfully hit shot.

Verb

To attack with a howitzer.

Từ đồng nghĩa

mortar

trench mortar

high-angle gun

gun

🔫

short-barrel mortar

Bản dịch

Haubitze

obusier

obice

obús

houwitser

obus

obús

οβιδοβόλο

morteiro

obüs

ολμοβόλο

cannone d’Owitzer

mortier

βραχύ πυροβόλο

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)/

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

Borrowed from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, which was derived from houf (“flock, crowd”) + -nice. The Czech noun houf comes from Middle High German hufe (“heap”), from Old High German hūfo.