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What (who) is Howitzer - definition
TYPE OF ARTILLERY
Large howitzers; Howitzers; Gun howitzers; Howitser; Hauwitzer; Haubitzer; Haubitze; Howitzer (weapon); Mountain howitzer; Houfnice; Mountain howitzers
![Nineteenth-century 12-pounder (5 kg) mountain howitzer displayed by the [[National Park Service]] at [[Fort Laramie]] in [[Wyoming]], United States](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/12 pounder mountain howitzer on display at Fort Laramie in eastern Wyoming.jpg?width=200 "Nineteenth-century 12-pounder (5 kg) mountain howitzer displayed by the [[National Park Service]] at [[Fort Laramie]] in [[Wyoming]], United States")
![Battle of Manila]], 1899](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Manila646 1899.jpg?width=200 "Battle of Manila]], 1899")
![12-pound Napoleon at the [[Colorado State Capitol]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Oldhowitzer.jpg?width=200 "12-pound Napoleon at the [[Colorado State Capitol]]")
![[[Belo Horizonte]], Minas Gerais, Brazil](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Museu da FEB em Belo Horizonte - Foto antiga.jpg?width=200 "[[Belo Horizonte]], Minas Gerais, Brazil")
![38 cm siege howitzer, Austria Hungary 1916, in the [[Heeresgeschichtliches Museum]], Vienna](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/38 cm siege howitzer Austria Hungary 1916.jpg?width=200 "38 cm siege howitzer, Austria Hungary 1916, in the [[Heeresgeschichtliches Museum]], Vienna")
![M198]] gun-howitzer](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/155fire.jpg?width=200 "M198]] gun-howitzer")
![Dutch [[Panzerhaubitze 2000]] firing](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dutch Panzerhaubitz fires in Afghanistan.jpg?width=200 "Dutch [[Panzerhaubitze 2000]] firing")
![German [[10.5 cm leFH 18/40]] howitzer, monument at the [[Battle of Turtucaia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/105mm-Kroop-HowitzerBG-WWI.jpg?width=200 "German [[10.5 cm leFH 18/40]] howitzer, monument at the [[Battle of Turtucaia]]")
![Self-propelled howitzer [[PzH 2000]] of the [[German Army]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PzH2000.Ger.jpg?width=200 "Self-propelled howitzer [[PzH 2000]] of the [[German Army]]")
![M-198]] firing outside of [[Fallujah]], Iraq](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Defense.gov News Photo 041021-M-8096K-036.jpg?width=200 "M-198]] firing outside of [[Fallujah]], Iraq")
![M109]] self-propelled gun-howitzer](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/M109BREECH.JPG?width=200 "M109]] self-propelled gun-howitzer")
Howitzer
·noun A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar.
II. Howitzer ·noun 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
(howitzers)
A howitzer is a large gun with a short barrel, which fires shells high up into the air so that they will drop down onto the target.
N-COUNT
howitzer
['ha??ts?]
¦ noun a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities.
Origin
C17: from Du. houwitser, from Ger. Haubitze, from Czech houfnice 'catapult'.
Wikipedia
Howitzer
The howitzer () is an artillery weapon that falls between cannon and a mortar. With their long-range capabilities and flat trajectories, howitzers can be used to great effect in a battery formation with other artillery pieces, such as long-barreled guns, mortars, and rocket artillery.
Examples of use of Howitzer
1. Using a missile cruiser to hunt down drug runners is like hunting quail with a howitzer.
2. U.S. troops responded with howitzer fire that lighted the night sky and lasted until sunrise.
3. A 125mph ace gave him set point, and another howitzer was too hot for Hewitt to handle.
4. HARMISON HOWITZER Australia, on 121 for two, probably enjoyed their lunch more than England but the mood quickly changed.
5. The Canadians returned fire, illuminating the area with flares and firing shells from their new M777 howitzer.