Meaning of ARTILLERY
| Pronunciation: | | âr'tiluree
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- [n] large but transportable armament
- [n] a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"
- [n] an army unit that uses big guns
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| | Synonyms: | | artillery unit, gun, heavy weapon, ordnance, weapon |
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| | See Also: | | arbalest, arbalist, armament, army unit, battery, battery, bricole, cannon, catapult, field artillery, field gun, four-pounder, gunstock, onager, persuasion, stock, suasion, trebuchet, trebucket | |
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| | Definition: | | Artillery
From the earliest recorded use of artillery in battle in China during the 11th century, this weapon of war has seen widespread use on battlefields from Crecy in 1346 to the Gulf War in 1991 - and has often decided the outcome of the battle. This narrative history describes the increasingly widespread use of artillery in many European conflicts between 1400 and 1600; the dramatic developments in its design and use on the battlefield between 1601 and 1800, notably in the English Civil War and the American Revolution; its use in the Napolenoic, American Civil, Crimean and Boer Wars of the 19th century and in the two great world wars of the 20th century. Fullyh illustrated with archival photographs and illustrations, this book is a vivid history of the warfare of the last 600 years. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar*til"ler*y\, n. [OE. artilrie, OF. artillerie,
arteillerie, fr. LL. artillaria, artilleria, machines and
apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of
any kind which follow camps; F. artillerie great guns,
ordnance; OF. artillier to work artifice, to fortify, to arm,
prob. from L. ars, artis, skill in joining something, art.
See {Art}.]
1. Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows,
and arrows. [Obs.]
And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad. --1
Sam. xx. 40.
2. Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars,
howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls,
bombs, and shot of all kinds.
Note: The word is sometimes used in a more extended sense,
including the powder, cartridges, matches, utensils,
machines of all kinds, and horses, that belong to a
train of artillery.
3. The men and officers of that branch of the army to which
the care and management of artillery are confided.
4. The science of artillery or gunnery. --Campbell.
{Artillery park}, or {Park of artillery}.
(a) A collective body of siege or field artillery,
including the guns, and the carriages, ammunition,
appurtenances, equipments, and persons necessary for
working them.
(b) The place where the artillery is encamped or
collected.
{Artillery train}, or {Train of artillery}, a number of
pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages, with all their
furniture, ready for marching.
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| | Definition: | | 1 Sam. 20:40, (Heb. keli, meaning "apparatus;" here meaning collectively any missile weapons, as arrows and lances. In Revised Version, "weapons"). This word is derived from the Latin artillaria = equipment of war. |
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