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field gun

British  

noun

  1. a gun specially designed for service in direct support of front-line troops

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

After the war, a captured German field gun was presented by the government to Comber in recognition of his heroism and was placed in the Square.

From BBC Nov. 11, 2020

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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