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  1. Coehorn

    A Coehorn (also spelled cohorn) is a lightweight mortar originally designed by Dutch military engineer Menno van Coehoorn.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coehornnoun

    a small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men

  2. Etymology: [From its inventor, Baron Coehorn.]

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  1. Coehorn

    A Coehorn was a portable mortar developed in the Netherlands by Menno van Coehoorn in 1674 and in use from the seventeenth to the mid nineteenth centuries. Unlike larger, heavier mortars, the Coehorn was designed to be movable by as few as four men. By the time of the American Civil War, it was in service with both armies in twelve and twenty-four pound varieties. Unlike most other contemporary mortars, the Coehorn fired a powder-filled, time-fused shell at a relatively short range. Range could be altered by adding to or reducing the amount of powder loaded behind the shell. Its usually small powder charge and slow muzzle velocity meant that the shell's high, arching flight could be easily observed from ground level.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Coehorn

    Cohorn, kō′horn, n. a small mortar for throwing grenades. [From Baron van Coehoorn (1641-1704).]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. coehorn

    A brass mortar, named after the Dutch engineer who invented it. It is the smallest piece of ordnance in the service, having a bore of 4-1/2 inches diameter, a length of 1 foot, and a weight of 3/4 cwt. They throw their 12-pounder shells with much precision to moderate distances, and being fixed to wooden beds, are very handy for ships' gangways, launches, &c., afloat, and for advanced trenches, the attack of stockades, &c., ashore.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. coehorn

    So named from the military engineer, Baron Van Coehorn, who invented it. It is a small howitzer, or mortar, generally 43⁄5 inches caliber. These implements of war, being easily moved and adjusted, and taking little powder, are found very useful in sieges, if grouped in great numbers.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Coehorn in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Coehorn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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