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howitzer

Main Entry:: how·it·zer
Pronunciation:: \ˈhau̇-ət-sər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Dutch houwitser, ultimately from Czech houfnice ballista
Date:: 1695

: a short cannon used to fire projectiles at medium muzzle velocities and with relatively high trajectories

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