Howitzer

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Examples

“Belgium took a little while to catch⟳ Scotland with the first of the howitzer blows, but when the first one landed there was a certainty of more. Many more.”

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