artillery
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ə noun
1.
mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
2.
the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons.
3.
the science that treats of the use of such weapons.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English artil(le)rie, artelry, art(u)ry armaments, ballistic engines < Anglo-French, Middle French artillerie, equivalent to Old French artill(ier) to equip, arm, alteration, by association with art art1, of atill(i)er to set in order, put on armor (< Vulgar Latin *apticulāre, derivative of Latin aptāre to put on (armor, ornaments, etc.; see adapt); -i- for expected -ei- perhaps by association with atirier; see attire) + -erie -ery
1350–1400; Middle English artil(le)rie, artelry, art(u)ry armaments, ballistic engines < Anglo-French, Middle French artillerie, equivalent to Old French artill(ier) to equip, arm, alteration, by association with art art1, of atill(i)er to set in order, put on armor (< Vulgar Latin *apticulāre, derivative of Latin aptāre to put on (armor, ornaments, etc.; see adapt); -i- for expected -ei- perhaps by association with atirier; see attire) + -erie -ery
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artillery (ɑːˈtɪlərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | guns, cannon, howitzers, mortars, etc, of calibre greater than 20 mm |
| 2. | troops or military units specializing in using such guns |
| 3. | the science dealing with the use of guns |
| 4. | devices for discharging heavy missiles, such as catapults or slings |
| [C14: from Old French artillerie, from artillier to equip with weapons, of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
artillery
late 14c., "warlike munitions," from O.Fr. artillerie (14c.), from artillier "to provide with engines of war" (13c.), which probably is from M.L. articulum "art, skill," dim. of L. ars (gen. artis) "art." But some would connect it with L. articulum "joint," and still others with O.Fr. atillier "to equip,"
altered by infl. of arte. Sense of "engines for discharging missiles" (catapults, slings, bows, etc.) is from late 15c.; that of "ordnance, large guns" is from 1530s.
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Slang Dictionary
artillery definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Bible Dictionary
Artillery definition
1 Sam. 20:40, (Heb. keli, meaning "apparatus;" here meaning collectively any missile weapons, as arrows and lances. In Revised Version, "weapons"). This word is derived from the Latin artillaria = equipment of war.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
They have advance warning of raids and all main leaders, artillery and military hardware is relocated in advance.
It is decades since the two sides lobbed artillery shells at each other's broadcasting facilities.
His began by shelling the city with artillery and bombing it from the air, then sent in tanks and paratroopers.
As it happened, routers turned out to be the indispensable heavy artillery of the digital revolution.
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