noun Download 🔗Share A cannon that combines certain characteristics of guns and mortars. The howitzer delivers projectiles with medium velocities, by either low or high trajectories. Examples : "During the military exercise, soldiers practiced aiming the howitzers at distant targets in the hills. " military weapon machine war technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers; however, the tube length can exceed 30 calibers and still be considered a howitzer when the high angle fire zoning solution permits range overlap between charges Examples : "During the military exercise, the howitzers fired projectiles high into the air, demonstrating their ability to hit targets at different ranges. " military weapon war technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A powerfully hit shot. Examples : "That powerful swing sent the baseball flying; those were the howitzers of the batting practice today. " military weapon war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading