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howitzer

/ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
how-itzer
IPA
/ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A powerfully hit shot.

verb

To attack with a howitzer.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, which was derived from houf (“flock, crowd”) + -nice. The Czech noun houf comes from Middle High German hufe (“heap”), from Old High German hūfo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Haubitze, haufniz, houfnice, hufe, hūfo

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/
  • British English: /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

howitzers (plural) howitzers (present, singular) howitzering (participle, present) howitzered (participle, past) howitzered (past)

Derived Forms

howitzerlike

Phrases

Casaba howitzer gun-howitzer mountain howitzer indirect fire

Frequently Paired Words

gun field gun mortar indirect fire

Synonyms

mortar trench mortar

Questions

How do you pronounce howitzer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/.
What does howitzer mean?
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.
Where does howitzer come from?
It is traced to German.

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