单词 | howitzer |
释义 | howitzer /how"it seuhr/, n. Ordn. a cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used esp. for firing shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench. [1685-95; earlier hauwitzer < D houvietser, equiv. to houviets- ( < G Haubitze, MHG haufnitz < Czech houfnice slingshot) + -er -ER1] |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。