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field artillery

noun

  1. artillery mobile enough to accompany troops in the field.


field artillery

noun

  1. artillery capable of deployment in support of front-line troops, due mainly to its mobility


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Word History and Origins

Origin of field artillery1

First recorded in 1635–45

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Example Sentences

Warnagiris joined the Marine Corps in 2002 and serves as a field artillery officer, officials said.

“Field artillery is the better means of delivering fires in Syria and Iraq,” the official added.

At 10.20 our field artillery opened fire to cut wire in front of Turkish trenches and this was effectively done.

He formed a column of two thousand men and a battery of field artillery and left the camp at dawn on the 25th.

A reconnoissance showed a line of strong works, in which were eighteen pieces of field artillery.

Mr. Conne gave him a shrewd sideways glance, his cigar pointing upward like a piece of field artillery.

My transfer to the American army appointed me as captain of field artillery instead of infantry, as I had wished.

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