howitzer

N ปืนครก  puean-kok

HOWITZ, HOWITZER

n.A kind of mortar or short gun, mounted on a field carriage, and used for throwing shells. The difference between a mortar and a howitz is that the trunnions of a mortar are at the end, but those of a howitz are at the middle.

HOWITZ

HOWITZ How "itz, n.

HOWITZER

How "itz *er, n. Etym: [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.

howitzer

how itz er |ˈhouətsər ˈhaʊətsər | ▶noun a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice ‘catapult. ’

howitzer

howitzer |ˈhaʊɪtsə | ▶noun a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice ‘catapult ’.

howitzer

how itz er /há (ʊ )ɪtsə r /〖＜オランダ 〗名詞 C 〘軍 〙榴弾 （りゆうだん ）砲 .