howitzer

[hou-it-ser] / ˈhaʊ ɪt sər /

NOUN

cannon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mortar ordnance

WEAK

Big Bertha Long Tom heavy artillery

NOUN

gun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cannon handgun hardware mortar piece pistol revolver rifle shotgun

STRONG

Uzi blaster difference equalizer flintlock forty-five magnum musket ordnance persuader rod

WEAK

Saturday-night special peashooter thirty-eight

NOUN

weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas

STRONG

arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade

WEAK

anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

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European nations have supplied Ukraine with 11 different types of howitzer firing one caliber, the 155mm shell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

At 1:46 p.m., an artillery round from an M777 howitzer was launched from White’s Beach northward, according to a CHP incident report obtained by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

The Kiel Institute says they have also sent more than 500 field guns, including the M777 howitzer from the US.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

To the layman, a self-propelled howitzer looks like a tank, but it has a bigger, 155mm gun to fire at longer range.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

One of them, Turner noticed, was crying as he destroyed his howitzer.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

howitzer

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