| 单词 | artillery |
| 释义 | artillery (ɑːʳtɪləri ) 1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Artillery consists of large, powerful guns which are transported on wheels and used by an army. Using tanks and heavy artillery, they seized the town. ...the sound of artillery fire. Synonyms: big guns, battery, cannon, ordnance 2. singular noun [with singular or plural verb] The artillery is the section of an army which is trained to use large, powerful guns. At some stage he left the Artillery to command a radar unit. Collocations: artillery barrage An artillery barrage followed by a mass infantry attack would punch a huge hole in the German lines. The Sun (2014) The Germans blamed the defeat on the fog hampering observations, as well as the artillery barrage. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It consisted of three yeomanry regiments, a horse artillery battery and ammunition column, a transport and supply column and a field ambulance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each yeomanry brigade included a horse artillery battery and an ammunition column. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She silenced a railroad artillery battery with 57 rounds, forced the retirement of enemy tanks, and completed eight more fire support missions that day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It traces its lineage to a militia artillery battery back to 1838, and its heritage includes substantial combat service in several major wars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The regiment was raised in 1943, by the expansion of an existing airborne artillery battery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The Germans blamed their defeat on the fog hampering their observations as well as the artillery bombardment. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Hundreds have been killed by heavy artillery bombardment. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Besides, where was the prolonged preparatory artillery bombardment? Times, Sunday Times (2016) As they attacked, the men faced machinegun fire and heavy artillery bombardment. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I constantly had the feeling the next round would be mine - especially in an artillery bombardment. Times, Sunday Times (2010) An artillery duel ensued for the better part of two hours as opposing cannons hurtled shells over the town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For several days they fought an artillery duel and sent out combat patrols. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Around 2:00 pm the artillery duel started. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He commenced an artillery duel with the main batteries, until the storm obliged him to suspend the indecisive action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A horse artillery duel ensued, causing some damage to the small town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 French reconnaissance aircraft flew dangerously low trying to see what was happening on the ground, with 20 of the planes crashing or hit by artillery fire. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We were too close for their artillery fire. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They will also show them how to call in air strikes and direct artillery fire. The Sun (2014) The government said they had been killed by artillery fire. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The enemy opened the attack on our lines with furious artillery fire. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He then pointed to an ancient artillery piece mounted on one of his soldier's 4x4s. The Sun It was the first artillery piece to introduce the split trail, as well as the last to utilize its novel dual-recoil system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many of the troops had also never even seen an artillery piece fired. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A rocket artillery piece could, conceivably, fire on the move. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The artillery piece had an iron ring (lunette) at the end of the trail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 155mm artillery shell contains little phosphorus, military sources said. Times, Sunday Times Types of artillery shell and military strategy did not interest her; nor did talking about courage. The Times Literary Supplement Then you pull out from the junction and press the accelerator and, whoa, now it feels as if you have actually become an artillery shell. Times, Sunday Times An artillery shell had landed in the playground and the classrooms were shattered by shrapnel. Times, Sunday Times Was it a rocket, an artillery shell or a landmine that ejected him from an armoured vehicle, propelling his body to that height above the road? The Times Literary Supplement Artillery shelling continued at dawn, as he took to the road. Times,Sunday Times A local activist said that the jets and helicopters had returned yesterday and that there had been more than 30 air raids with intense artillery shelling. Times, Sunday Times In the early morning of the next day, artillery shelling intensified as more tanks moved in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They remained in this position, under almost constant artillery shelling, for the rest of the day and into the night. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their artillery shelling had to be postponed due to brief raining. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the school, hundreds of those who witnessed the shelling remained yesterday, even as the sound of fresh artillery strikes boomed nearby. Times, Sunday Times During the siege of the platoon houses troops had repeatedly to call in air and artillery strikes on the towns they were supposed to be defending. Times, Sunday Times They could be used for reconnaissance and targeting of automated artillery strikes as well as to confuse enemy radar. Times, Sunday Times Somehow, despite four years of artillery strikes, the falling shells missed her ramshackle smallholding. Times, Sunday Times During the fighting, two dozen air and artillery strikes struck rebel positions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From 1905 to 1906, he studied naval artillery and navigation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The idea was to disrupt the visual rangefinders used for naval artillery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After naval artillery developed the turret - a moving cannon platform - land fortifications started to use this method as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From 1875 to 1878 he received specialized training as a naval artillery and mine warfare expert. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He graduated from the school of mine warfare in 1881, and for naval artillery in 1884. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 大炮 Japanese: 大砲 |
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