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artillery

Pronunciation: /ɑːˈtɪləri/

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Definition of artillery

noun (plural artilleries)

[mass noun]

large-calibre guns used in warfare on land:tanks and heavy artillery
a military detachment or branch of the armed forces that uses large-calibre guns: each corps included two regiments of field artillery [in names]:he served in the Royal Artillery

Derivatives

artillerist

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French artillerie, from artiller, alteration of atillier 'equip, arm', probably a variant of atirier, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + tire 'rank, order'

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