artillery

Word family nounartilleristartillerymanartillery

Related topics: Weapons

ar·til·le·ry /ɑːˈtɪləri $ ɑːr-/ noun

1. [uncountableU]PMW large guns, either on wheels or fixed in one place 炮，大炮

2. the artillery PMAthe part of the army that uses these weapons 炮兵部队

Examples from the Corpus

artillery• In addition, he took 350,000 prisoners, some 400 artillery pieces and I, 300 machine-guns.• Other times, though, he would have to call in artillery.• We pulled back in cases like that if possible and let artillery, gunships, or even jets hit the area.• The rattle of rifles and the roar of artillery are simply awful.• Missile troops positioned on hilltops are very handy for protecting artillery units.• You can hear the artillery going to work on his defences.• Roll the artillery dice nine times and add the result.

Origin artillery

(1300-1400) Old French artillerie, from artillier “to provide with equipment or weapons”

词汇	artillery
释义	artillery Word family nounartilleristartillerymanartillery Related topics: Weapons ar·til·le·ry /ɑːˈtɪləri $ ɑːr-/ noun 1. [uncountableU]PMW large guns, either on wheels or fixed in one place 炮，大炮 2. the artillery PMAthe part of the army that uses these weapons 炮兵部队 Examples from the Corpus artillery• In addition, he took 350,000 prisoners, some 400 artillery pieces and I, 300 machine-guns.• Other times, though, he would have to call in artillery.• We pulled back in cases like that if possible and let artillery, gunships, or even jets hit the area.• The rattle of rifles and the roar of artillery are simply awful.• Missile troops positioned on hilltops are very handy for protecting artillery units.• You can hear the artillery going to work on his defences.• Roll the artillery dice nine times and add the result. Origin artillery (1300-1400) Old French artillerie, from artillier “to provide with equipment or weapons”
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