English-Thai Dictionary
howitzer
N ปืนครก puean-kok
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
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. ’
Oxford Dictionary
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 ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
howitzer
how itz er /há (ʊ )ɪtsə r /〖＜オランダ 〗名詞 C 〘軍 〙榴弾 （りゆうだん ）砲 .
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