artillery
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.
Origin of artillery
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How to use artillery in a sentence
artillery fire could be heard in Avtozavodsky district, on Chernyshevskogo and Putin avenues in downtown Grozny.
Fierce Fighting in Grozny Raises Specter of ISIS Influence in Russia | Anna Nemtsova | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe other subject he taught at VMI was something he knew a great deal about, too: artillery.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, he taught the most intensive artillery course in the South and very likely the equal of courses at West Point.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “tactical” side of artillery—its use on a battlefield—was something Jackson was not called upon to explain.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJackson fared better as an instructor of artillery, a subject he was far better at explaining.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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!
The Red Year | Louis TracyTwo artillery subalterns who had fought their way through a mob stricken with panic for the moment, soon arrived.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe artillery and 81st were on the right of the line, the native infantry in the center, and the sowars on the left.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIn a few minutes the native troops found themselves confronted by the 81st and the two batteries of artillery.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for artillery
/ (ɑːˈtɪlərɪ) /
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
Origin of artillery
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