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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Indeed, France and Germany have cut their number of tanks and howitzers to approximately a tenth of their 1992 levels.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Russia's regiments and brigades of tanks, tracked fighting vehicles, mobile howitzers, and lots and lots of supply trucks simply don't exist anymore.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Kyiv’s capacity to produce weapons and ammunition—drones, missiles, and howitzers, among other items—has grown 35-fold since the Russian invasion of February 2022.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
However, drones have now taken on this role, partly due to Ukraine’s significant losses of howitzers.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Russia's regiments and brigades of tanks, tracked fighting vehicles, mobile howitzers, and lots and lots of supply trucks simply don't exist anymore.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Kyiv’s capacity to produce weapons and ammunition—drones, missiles, and howitzers, among other items—has grown 35-fold since the Russian invasion of February 2022.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
However, drones have now taken on this role, partly due to Ukraine’s significant losses of howitzers.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Howitzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howitzer. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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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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