释义 |
how·it·zer \ˈhau̇ə̇tsə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Dutch houwitser, from German haubitze, from Middle High German haufnitz ballista, from Czech houfnice : a cannon shorter than a gun of the same caliber employed to fire projectiles at medium muzzle velocities at relatively high angles of elevation at a target (as enemy artillery behind a ridge) which cannot be reached by flat-trajectory weapons |