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artillery
[ ahr-til-uh-ree ]
noun
- mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
- the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons.
- the science that treats of the use of such weapons.
artillery
/ ɑːˈtɪlərɪ /
noun
- guns, cannon, howitzers, mortars, etc, of calibre greater than 20 mm
- troops or military units specializing in using such guns
- the science dealing with the use of guns
- devices for discharging heavy missiles, such as catapults or slings
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Artillery fire could be heard in Avtozavodsky district, on Chernyshevskogo and Putin avenues in downtown Grozny.
The other subject he taught at VMI was something he knew a great deal about, too: artillery.
In fact, he taught the most intensive artillery course in the South and very likely the equal of courses at West Point.
The “tactical” side of artillery—its use on a battlefield—was something Jackson was not called upon to explain.
Jackson fared better as an instructor of artillery, a subject he was far better at explaining.
The Mexican artillery soon laid a part of the fort in ruins.
They found a few belated sowars of the 3d Cavalry, who took refuge in a wood, and the artillery opened fire at the trees!
Two artillery subalterns who had fought their way through a mob stricken with panic for the moment, soon arrived.
The artillery and 81st were on the right of the line, the native infantry in the center, and the sowars on the left.
In a few minutes the native troops found themselves confronted by the 81st and the two batteries of artillery.
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