obus — meaning in English

English meaning

• gun noun A weapon that fires bullets or shells using an explosive charge, ranging from handguns to rifles and artillery.
• howitzer 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.
• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

obus is used for these senses in English:

• howitzer 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.
• shell (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.

gun — full definition

1. noun A weapon that fires bullets or shells using an explosive charge, ranging from handguns to rifles and artillery.
2. noun A hand-held tool that shoots or sprays a substance, such as a glue gun, staple gun, or spray gun.
3. noun Informal: a skilled or highly capable person, especially one hired for a specific job.
4. verb To press the accelerator hard, making an engine suddenly speed up.
5. verb To be gunning for something/someone: to pursue a goal aggressively, or to specifically target someone.

howitzer — full definition

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.

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