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Look up: artillery

  1. Artillery
    Artillery refers to missile type weapons.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. artillery
    [n] - an army unit that uses big guns 2. [n] - large but transportable armament
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Artillery
    firearms, such as handguns and cannons
    Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.

  4. artillery
    Collective term for military firearms too heavy to be carried. Artillery can be mounted on tracks, wheels, ships, or aeroplanes and includes cannons and rocket launchers. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  5. Artillery
    Artillery refers to large-caliber weapons, such as mortars, cannons, howitzers, missile and rocket launchers, that are designed to fire indirectly at targets, such as armoured vehicles, infantry and buildings, spotted by other forces.
    Found on http://www.army-technology.com/glossary/

  6. artillery
    very large and heavy guns
    Found on http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/greatwar

  7. Artillery
    Ar·til'ler·y noun [ Middle English artilrie , Old French artillerie , arteillerie , from Late Latin artillaria , artilleria , machines and apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of any kind which follow camps; French artillerie great guns, ordnance; Old French artillier to work artifice, to fortify, to arm, probably from Latin a ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/126

  8. artillery
    artillery unit noun an army unit that uses big guns
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. artillery
    heavy weapon noun large but transportable armament
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Artillery
    Historically, `artillery` (from French `artillerie`) refers to any engine used for the discharge of large projectiles in war. The term also describes soldiers with the primary function of manning such weapons and is used organizationally for the arm of a nation's land forces that operates the weapons. This term includes coastal artillery which traditionally defended coastal areas against seaborne attack and controlled the passage of ships. With t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery

  11. Artillery
    • (n.) Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows. • (n.) The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided. • (n.) The science of artillery or gunnery. • (n.) Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. artillery
    in military science, crew-served big guns, howitzers, or mortars having a calibre greater than that of small arms, or infantry weapons. Rocket ... [13 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/107

  13. artillery
    artillery 1. Large-caliber weapons, such as cannon, howitzers, and missile launchers, that are operated by trained crews. The branch of an army that specializes in the use of such weapons. 2. The science of the use of guns; gunnery. 3. Weapons, such as catapults, arbalests, and other early devices, used for discharging missiles. 4. Etymology: from a...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  14. artillery
    1. large but transportable armament
    2. an army unit that uses big guns
    3. a means of persuading or arguing

    Found on

  15. artillery
    artillery, originally meant any large weaponry (including such ancient engines of war as catapults and battering rams) or war material, but later applied only to heavy firearms as opposed to small arms. Types of artillery include antiaircraft and antitank guns (which fire at high muzzle velocity thr...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0


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