how·itz·er
noun/ˈhaʊɪtsə(r)/
/ˈhaʊɪtsər/
- a heavy gun that fires shells high into the air for a short distance
榴弹炮 Oxford Collocations DictionaryHowitzer is used before these nouns:- battery
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice ‘catapult’.