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howitzer meaning in Pashto

اوبوس obús

UK/ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)//ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/

howitzer in Pashto: اوبوس (obús). In English, howitzer means a cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.

Pashto words for howitzer

howitzer
اوبوس obús

English meaning of howitzer

  1. noun A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.
  2. noun A powerfully hit shot.
  3. verb To attack with a howitzer.

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Questions about howitzer in Pashto

What is the meaning of howitzer in Pashto?
Howitzer in Pashto is اوبوس (obús).
howitzer په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Howitzer: اوبوس (obús).
What does howitzer mean in English?
Howitzer means a cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.

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Pashto words from Wiktionary's Pashto entries whose English meaning is “howitzer”: اوبوس. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: howitzer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Pashto words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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