Of artillery. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [adjective] > other attributes of artillery (6) single1546 Of artillery. Obsolete. light1687 Of weapons, munitions, etc.: of a smaller calibre, or possessing less power, than heavy ordnance. Also: capable of being carried; portable… well-served1700 Military. Of a gun, artillery, etc.: well operated. Cf. serve, v.1 54a. reverse1702 Military. Connected with, commanding, or facing towards, the rear. heavy1728 Applied to ordnance of the larger kind. Also applied to aerial bombs. Thompson1872 attributive. Designating a breech-loading artillery piece or cannon with a barrel that encloses a rifled steel tube. Now historical and rare. |
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