lựu pháo

Thân thiện

Trong trận đánh, các khẩu lựu pháo đã yểm trợ hỏa lực rất hiệu quả cho bộ binh tiến công.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Howitzer: A type of artillery cannon characterized by a relatively short barrel, designed to fire shells at high trajectories over relatively short distances.
   • Mortar (historical/obsolete usage): In older military contexts, the term could refer to a short-barreled, muzzle-loading mortar used for firing projectiles at high angles.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lựu pháo có thể bắn đạn theo quỹ đạo cao. (The howitzer can fire shells on a high trajectory.)
  • Đơn vị pháo binh được trang bị lựu pháo mới. (The artillery unit is equipped with new howitzers.)
  • Trong bảo tàng có trưng bày một khẩu lựu pháo cổ. (An ancient mortar is displayed in the museum.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lựu pháo" is a technical military term. In modern standard Vietnamese, it almost exclusively means howitzer. The older meaning referring to a mortar is largely historical; the modern word for a mortar is "súng cối".

Variants and Related Words

• Pháo (n): Cannon, artillery. A broader term for large-caliber guns.
• Súng cối (n): Mortar. The modern term for a portable, smoothbore weapon that fires shells at high angles.
• Pháo dã chiến (n): Field gun. A more mobile, long-barreled artillery piece.

Synonyms

• Howitzer: The primary and most accurate modern synonym.
• Short-barrel artillery: A descriptive synonym.

Related Terms (Military Context)

• Pháo binh (n): Artillery (the branch of the army).
• Đạn pháo (n): Artillery shell.
• Bệ phóng (n): Launch platform/ carriage.

Học thuật

1. Howitzer, short-barrel mortar