howitzer
noun
how·it·zer
ˈhau̇-ət-sər 
: a short cannon used to fire projectiles at medium muzzle velocities and with relatively high trajectories
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Ukrainian soldiers fire a howitzer toward Russian positions at the front line in Donetsk region.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 July 2024
Separately, South Korean defense manufacturer Hanwha Aerospace announced a 1.38 trillion won ($1 billion) order from Romania to supply K9 howitzers to the country.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 July 2024
From close range, Bradleys can also target buildings housing Russian troops and lighter fortifications — a dangerous job better left to artillery units firing from a safe distance away, but one that’s been undertaken because howitzer shells are being rationed.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Hanwha has shipped howitzers to Egypt and ammunition to the UK.
—Eli Joseph, Fortune Asia, 6 June 2024
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 July 2024
Separately, South Korean defense manufacturer Hanwha Aerospace announced a 1.38 trillion won ($1 billion) order from Romania to supply K9 howitzers to the country.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 July 2024
From close range, Bradleys can also target buildings housing Russian troops and lighter fortifications — a dangerous job better left to artillery units firing from a safe distance away, but one that’s been undertaken because howitzer shells are being rationed.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Hanwha has shipped howitzers to Egypt and ammunition to the UK.
—Eli Joseph, Fortune Asia, 6 June 2024
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howitzer
noun
how·it·zer
ˈhau̇-ət-sər
: a short cannon capable of firing a shell in a high arc
Etymology
from Dutch houwitser "howitzer," derived from a Czechoslovakian word for "catapult"
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