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Cosa (chi) è Howitzer - definizione

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
  • Firing of an [[M114 155 mm howitzer]] by the 90th Field Artillery Battalion, [[US 24th Infantry Division]], during the [[Korean War]]
  • Mountain howitzer firing
  • Battle of Manila]], 1899
  • 12-pound Napoleon at the [[Colorado State Capitol]]

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.

Esempi dal corpus di testo per 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.