artillery

ar·til·ler·y  (är-tl-r)

n. pl. ar·til·ler·ies

1. Large-caliber weapons, such as cannon, howitzers, and missile launchers, that are operated by crews.

2. The branch of an army that specializes in the use of such weapons.

3. The science of the use of guns; gunnery.

4. Weapons, such as catapults, arbalests, and other early devices, used for discharging missiles.

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[Middle English artillerie, from Old French, from artillier, to equip, perhaps alteration of atiller, from Vulgar Latin *apticulre, from Latin aptre, to fit, adapt, from aptus, apt; see apt.]

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artillery [ɑːˈtɪlərɪ]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) guns, cannon, howitzers, mortars, etc., of calibre greater than 20 mm

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) troops or military units specializing in using such guns

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the science dealing with the use of guns

4. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) devices for discharging heavy missiles, such as catapults or slings

[from Old French artillerie, from artillier to equip with weapons, of uncertain origin]

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artillery

1. the science of the manufacture and use of large guns.
2. the guns themselves. — artillerist, artilleryman, n.

See also: Weaponry

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	artillery - large but transportable armament     heavy weapon, ordnance, gun armament - weaponry used by military or naval force cannon - a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels field artillery, field gun - movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) four-pounder - an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" battery - a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"
	2.	artillery - an army unit that uses big guns       artillery unit army unit - a military unit that is part of an army armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" battery - group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
	3.	artillery - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" weapon persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

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artillery

noun big guns, battery, cannon, ordnance, gunnery, cannonry the sound of artillery fire

Translations

artillery [ɑːˈtɪlərɪ] N (= guns, troops etc) → artillería f

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artillery [ɑː^rˈtɪləri] n → artillerie f

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artillery

n (= weapons, troops) → Artillerie f

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artillery [ɑːˈtɪlərɪ] n → artiglieria

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artillery

n artillery [aːˈtiləri]

1 large guns. artillerie مَدْفَعِّيَّه артилерия dělostřelectvo artilleri die Artillerie πυροβολικό artillería suurtükid توپ tykit artillerie תוֹתָח तोपची सैनिक artiljerija tüzérség senjata berat fallbyssur og önnur stórskotaliðstæki artiglieria 大砲 대포 artilerija artilērija meriam geschut artilleri artyleria artilharia artilerie артиллерия delostrelectvo topništvo artiljerija (teško naoružanje) artilleri ปืนใหญ่ büyük toplar, ağır silahlar 大砲 артилерія بڑی توپیں pháo 大炮

2 (often with capital) the part of an army which looks after and fires such guns. artillerie سِلاح المَدْفَعِّيَّه артилерия dělostřelectvo Artilleri die Artillerie (το) πυροβολικό artillería suurtükivägi توپخانه tykistö artillerie חֵיל תוֹתחָנִים तोपखाना artiljerija tüzérség pasukan artileri, meriam stórskotalið artiglieria 砲兵隊 포병 artilerija artilērija pasukan penembak artillerie artilleri artyleria artilharia artilerie артиллерия delostrelectvo topništvo artiljerija (deo vojske) artilleri ทหารปืนใหญ่ topçu sınıfı 砲兵 артилерія توپ خانہ pháo binh 炮兵