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plural howitzers
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. examples
(sports, rugby, ice hockey) A powerfully hit shot. quotations examples
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.
2018 September 7, Tom English, “Scotland 0-4 Belgium”, in BBC Sport
third-person singular simple present howitzers, present participle howitzering, simple past and past participle howitzered
To attack with a howitzer. examples