high-angle gun

Definitions of high-angle gun
  1. noun
    a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges
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    types:
    howitzer, mortar, trench mortar
    a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
    type of:
    cannon
    a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
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