field gun
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Maxar identified this as an M-46 field gun battery, positioned to the north of the town of Serha.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022
The satellite imagery provided by Maxar Technologies shows what Maxar described as battle tanks, self-propelled howitzers and a M-46 field gun battery in the Eritrean town of Serha, near the border, on Sept. 19.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Here we see an 18-pound field gun in action.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2013
Milligan first met his fellow Goon, Harry Secombe, in the north African campaign when Milligan was looking for a field gun that he'd "lost".
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2012
My heart stops racing and the field, gun, and birds fade away.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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