Howitzer

n.

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(Mil.) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar.

Noun

1.

howitzer - a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range Synonyms: mortar, trench mortar

high-angle gun, mortar, trench mortar