artillery - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'artillery' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Artillery

[ n.]

- Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.
- Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds.
- The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.
- The science of artillery or gunnery.

Meaning of 'artillery' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . artillery

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a means of persuading or arguing

Example in sentence:

he used all his conversational weapons

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Field artillery
Field artillery refers to equipment, supplies, ammunition, and personnel that are involved in the use of cannon, rocket, or surface-to-surface missile launchers.
Air defense artillery
Air defense artillery— weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. Also called ADA.

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