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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
/ ɑːˈɪəɪ /
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of artillery1
Word History and Origins
Origin of artillery1
Example Sentences
He had surgery after he was wounded by Israeli artillery fire on the shelter where he was staying late last year.
"We endure relentless artillery shelling, both day and night, by the RSF," he says.
At this stage in the war, battlefield casualties on both sides inflicted by drones "way outnumber those inflicted by artillery", the UK defence secretary said.
In the ensuing firefight, the Israeli military scrambled drones and launched artillery, killing nine people and wounding more than a dozen others, Syrian health authorities said.
Local reports in Lebanon said artillery fire had been fired into some southern locations of the country.
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