light artillery

American  

noun

Military.

1. guns and howitzers of small caliber.

2. (in the U.S.) guns and howitzers of a caliber up to and including 105 millimeters.

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Example Sentences

The firm says the move will allow it to work directly with Ukraine to explore potential partners and ultimately produce light artillery there.

From BBC

Serhiy and his men are operating a British made L119 light artillery gun.

From BBC

Marine Corps is undergoing a similar transformation as it adjusts to the challenges of China and the Pacific theater, adding coastal missile and light artillery units for coastal defense.

From Washington Times

The Germans had constructed reinforced concrete pillboxes that housed machine guns, antiaircraft weapons, and light artillery all along the English Channel over to the Atlantic Ocean.

From Literature

Armed with SA80 and sniper rifles, light and heavy machine guns, an 81mm mortar and a light artillery gun, the British paratroopers were joined by Jordanian troops in assaulting a mock village.

From Seattle Times