artillery
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English artillerie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French artillerie.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Noun
artillery (countable and uncountable, plural artilleries)
- Large cannon-like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person.
- An army unit that uses such weapons.
- Gunnery.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Campbell to this entry?)
- (archaic) A military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
- Bible, 1 Sam. xx. 40
- And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad.
- Bible, 1 Sam. xx. 40
Derived terms
Translations
weapon
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army unit
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gunnery (science)
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References
- “artillery”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “artillery”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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