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What is the difference between howitzer and mortar?

howitzer | mortar |

As nouns the difference between howitzer and mortar

is that howitzer is a cannon that combines certain characteristics of guns and mortars. The howitzer delivers projectiles with medium velocities, either by low or high trajectories. JP 1-02 while mortar is a mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.

As a verb mortar is

to use mortar or plaster to join two things together.

howitzer

English

(wikipedia howitzer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cannon that combines certain characteristics of guns and mortars. The howitzer delivers projectiles with medium velocities, either by low or high trajectories. JP 1-02.
  • Normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers; however, the tube length can exceed 30 calibers and still be considered a howitzer when the high angle fire zoning solution permits range overlap between charges. JP 1-02. See also gun; mortar.
  • (sports, rugby, ice hockey) A powerfully hit shot.

    • mortar

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.
  • (countable, military) A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
  • (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

    • Derived terms

    * mortarboard

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
  • To fire a mortar (weapon)

    • Related terms

    * bricks and mortar

    See also

    * gun * howitzer ----