Artillery for discharging missiles. Formerly: †catapults, slings, bows, etc.; = artillery, n. 2a (obsolete). In later use: mounted guns, cannons…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > collectively (3) ordnancea1450 Artillery for discharging missiles. Formerly: †catapults, slings, bows, etc.; = artillery, n. 2a (obsolete). In later use: mounted guns, cannons… artilleryc1450 Machinery used for discharging projectiles in war. With reference to discharge by mechanical recoil, including weapons such as bows, slings… enginery1641 Engines of war collectively; artillery. In figurative contexts. |
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