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Definition of Howitzers
1. howitzer [n] - See also: howitzer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Howitzers
Literary usage of Howitzers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Piece (section). lish and other nations for the improvement of mortars and
howitzers, first in a smooth-bored and then in a rifled state. ..."
2. Hand-book of Artillery for the Service of the United States: (Army & Militia). by Joseph Roberts (1863)
"ON howitzers. 1. What is a HOWITZER ? A chambered piece, of larger calibre than
a gun of like weight, and mounted in a similar manner. 2. ..."
3. A Critical Study of German Tactics and of the New German Regulations by Marie Félix de Pardieu (1912)
"howitzers. MISSION OF THE HOWITZER. The French military authorities assume that
the 7.5 cm. gun can do all the work required by combat in flat open country. ..."
4. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy by Navy Dept, United States, Bureau of Ordnance (1866)
"NOTES ON THE USE OF BOAT-howitzers. 53* NB—Before equipping boats with howitzers,
notice attentively the Hints for General Service, commencing at page 146, ..."
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