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    what's the difference between a cannon and a howitzer

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    cannon :noun 


    1.A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels


    2.(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armour plate to protect the arm


    3.Heavy gun fired from a tank


    4.Heavy automatic gun fired from an aeroplane


    5.Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals


    6.A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other


    cannon:verb


    1.(billiards) make a cannon


    2.Fire a cannon


    howitzer:noun


    1.A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range



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