artillery
Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artilleryLarge projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
» Algeria has a powerful land artillery.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
large but transportable armament
(countable, uncountable)An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
Geschützwesen, Artillerie
артилле́рияartillérija
артиле́ріяartylérija
an army unit that uses big guns
(countable, uncountable)Gunnery (design and manufacture of guns).
артилле́рияartillérija
(Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable)One or more guns.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Weapons, especially siege engines.
Artillerie
артилле́рияartillérija
артиле́ріяartylérija
Examples
14 sentencesAlgeria has a powerful land artillery.
The enemy entered the artillery range.
deDer Feind begab sich in Schussweite der Artillerie.
Ziri is now an artillery officer.
Make way for the heavy artillery.
The artillery is placed in a clearing.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English artillerie, from Old French artillerie (“collection of military engineFrom Middle English artillerie, from Old French artillerie (“collection of military engines, crossbows, lances etc.”), from artillier (“to equip, provide with contraptions”), alteration of atiller (“to arrange, adjust, put on clothes or, especially, pieces of armour”) (influenced by art), itself from Vulgar Latin *apticlō < **apticulō, from Latin aptō (“to make capable”).
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Forms
plural: artilleries| Singular | artillery |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- large but transportable armament:heavy weapongunordnance
- an army unit that uses big guns:artillery unit
- a means of persuading or arguing:weapon
Word family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable