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howitzer

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted ehiortwzStarts with HEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

Word origin

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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  • 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.

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