field artillery

noun

artillery mobile enough to accompany troops in the field.

Nearby words

fief, fiefdom, field, field ambulance, field army, field artillery, field battery, field bed, field block, field boot, field capacity

Origin of field artillery

First recorded in 1635–45

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Examples from the Web for field artillery

Copper, so necessary for field-artillery and for percussion-caps, was just being obtained in East Tennessee.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Jefferson Davis
In the British service it is only used for small mountain-pieces, but in the French for field-artillery in general.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
With these were a handy lot of mounted infantry and a half battery of field-artillery.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke
Our field-artillery and siege-artillery, with shrapnels and mortars, had already taken their position in great secrecy.
Human Bullets|Tadayoshi Sakurai

It was not even comparable with the field-artillery of Switzerland and Roumania.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV (of 6)|Louis Creswicke

British Dictionary definitions for field artillery

field artillery

noun

artillery capable of deployment in support of front-line troops, due mainly to its mobility

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field artillery

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for field artillery

field artillery

noun