howitzer

howitzer has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• n.. A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar.
• n.. A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges.
• n.. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range