artillery
52
6.8
- noun
- /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
- Specialized
:
unidad de artillería
- Dodge commanded almost eighteen hundred infantry and artillery men who comprised one of the two brigades.
- infantry and artillery
- an artillery battery
- an artillery battalion
They do the combined arms, infantry, artillery, tank warfare exceedingly well.
- They do the combined arms, infantry, artillery, tank warfare exceedingly well.
- These were given to the elite stormtrooper and artillery crew members.
- And artillery commanders in War One are like the smartest, right?
- I was supported firstly by the artillery.
- And that's that's specific to our artillery.
- I think it was at the point that I heard Lieutenant Johnson come over the radio and he stated that that he needed to support artillery mission.
Examples
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Suddenly, the Germans started to pound us with artillery and tank fire.
Fiction book (1997) -
They do the combined arms, infantry, artillery, tank warfare exceedingly well.
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"How is that going to help us if we run into that German artillery division?" the professor asked.
Fiction book (2001) -
Sir, is 15 minutes of artillery preparation all that we can expect?
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Most artillery men will tell you that the first few times they fired the big guns, they were shaking.
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On May 28, a German artillery post was established within 400 feet of the museum.
Academic text (2002) -
We were not close enough yet to hear the artillery, nor glimpse the rooftops.
Fiction book (2002) -
General Zach orders up more artillery and sends forward his elite grenadiers.
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In fact, it has several options, including the use of shore-based artillery, air strikes, and naval bombardment.
Academic text (1997) -
The soldiers relied on the artillery to bombard the enemy's position during the attack.
Synonyms
1
6.3
A military group that uses large guns to fire at enemy targets
Compounds
- Specialized
8
7.5
A metal object fired from a large gun that often has an explosive inside
- Specialized
2
5.8
Large mobile guns that armies use to fire at enemy positions to help front-line troops
How Big
- Specialized
112
5.4
- Specialized
52
6.8
- Specialized
1
6.3
- Specialized
33
7.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Artillery comes from the Old French word artillerie, which is related to art meaning 'skill' or 'craft'. It first named the tools and engines of war, so a group of soldiers who use those heavy guns became the artillery unit.