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howitzer

[hou-it-ser] / ˈhaʊ ɪt sər /




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Getting howitzer production up and running will be a test of Ukraine’s ability to serve as a manufacturing base for top-tier foreign equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

A few soldiers ran through deep muddy trenches, to a clearing where a howitzer was hidden from sight, covered by branches and leaves.

From BBC May 8, 2025

Just before the fire, several units of the California National Guard had been on the island for military training exercises that included the firing of howitzer shells and mortar rounds.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 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

Behind me was an enormous cement mixer on wheels, its big howitzer revolving as it proceeded.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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