artillery
IPA: ɑrtˈɪɫɝi
noun
- Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
- An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
- Gunnery.
- (archaic) Weapons, especially siege engines.
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Examples of "artillery" in Sentences
- The composition of the artillery battalion varied.
- The main weapon of the artillery was the 3 pounder.
- The Royal Field Artillery was the largest arm of the artillery.
- A salvo is the simultaneous discharge of artillery or firearms.
- The manufacture of artillery in the castle is recorded in 1475.
- Brown reported on the role of the corps' artillery in the campaign.
- Liaison between the infantry and artillery was smooth and harmonious.
- From behind, the artillery is sustaining with vigor the counterattack.
- These changes led to the increased power in the artillery weapons of the time.
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