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howitzer

/ˈhaʊətsə/HOW-uht-sur
/ˈhaʊətsɚ/HOW-uht-sur

Meaninga sling for throwing stones

Common meaning: a short gun that fires shells high

Journey through time

  1. Czech (Bohemian)houfnice‘a sling’source
  2. Germanhaubitze‘a howitzer’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa sling → a short gun that fires shells highhowitzer‘a short gun that fires shells high’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Czech (Bohemian) houfnice ‘a sling for throwing stones’.

Roots

  • houfnice Czech (Bohemian) “a sling for throwing stones”

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