howitzer

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.
  2. A powerfully hit shot.
    — Belgium took a little while to catch Scotland with the first of the howitzer blows, but when the first one landed there was a certainty of more. Many more.
动词 v.
  1. To attack with a howitzer. transitive

词形变化

howitzers plural howitzers present,singular,third-person howitzering participle,present howitzered participle,past howitzered past

词汇关系

衍生词
Casaba howitzer gun-howitzer howitzerlike mountain howitzer
并列词
gun field gun mortar

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, which was derived from houf (“flock, crowd”) + -nice. The Czech noun houf comes from Middle High German hufe (“heap”), from Old High German hūfo.
词源 2
Borrowed from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, which was derived from houf (“flock, crowd”) + -nice. The Czech noun houf comes from Middle High German hufe (“heap”), from Old High German hūfo.
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