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

When Kenny McLean's half-way line howitzer found the back of the Denmark net at Hampden last month to seal Scotland's place at next year's World Cup, a nation rejoiced in unison.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

It’s not a surprise that the M777 howitzer was featured in a celebration of the Marine Corps.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

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

Also, each alligator had three machine guns and a seventy-five-millimeter howitzer.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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