artillery

noun

ar·til·lery är-ˈti-lə-rē How to pronounce artillery (audio)

-ˈtil-rē

plural artilleries

: weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles

: large bore mounted firearms (such as guns, howitzers, and rockets) : ordnance

especially : such ordnance that is capable of long-range indirect fire at a target too distant to be seen

: a branch of an army armed with artillery

: a means of impressing, arguing, persuading, or competing

… indicated that the Bureau had not rolled out its heavy artillery for a full-scale investigation.

Herbert Mitgang

Example Sentences

The troops were being bombarded by artillery. a captain in the artillery

Recent Examples on the Web Udovik started counting the seconds between hearing the deafening boom of artillery launched and the appearance of smoke in the distance.

Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko suggested the Ukrainian troops had retaken Kupiansk, a town along the main supply route to Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting.

Karl Ritter And Joanna Kozlowska, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko also suggested troops had retaken Kupiansk, a town along the main supply route to Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting.

Joanna Kozlowska, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko also suggested the Ukrainian troops had retaken Kupiansk, a town along the main supply route to Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting.

Karl Ritter And Joanna Kozlowska, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 The advances made by Ukrainian forces are important for Kyiv’s forces, which have been facing their own hardships with supplies of artillery and ammunition.

Thomas Grove, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Russia still has a big advantage in potential troop strength and the quantity of artillery and shells, and Ukraine is taking heavy losses.

Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 Zelenskyy's remarks come as Russia's invasion, launched in February, morphs into a grinding exchange of artillery, largely in southern and eastern Ukraine.

Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2022 For days on end, the brutal strikes of Russian artillery ... don't stop.

Arkansas Online, 10 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English artilrie, artillerie "instruments of war, weapons for discharging missiles," borrowed from Anglo-French & continental Middle French artelrie, artillerie, from Old French artillier "to equip, provide with instruments of war" (alteration, probably after art "skill, craft, art entry 1" and its derivatives, of atiller, atillier "to order, adjust, put on pieces of armor") + -rie, -erie -ery; atiller, atillier going back to Vulgar Latin *apticulāre, from Latin aptāre "to put into position, bring to bear, make ready" + Vulgar Latin *-iculāre, as in *appariculāre "to prepare, equip, apparel entry 2" — more at adapt

Note: The expected outcome of *apticulāre would be *ateiller rather than atiller, which would appear to derive from *aptīculāre; the discrepancy has been explained as a result of interference from the semantically similar verb atirier, atirer "to equip, prepare" (see attire entry 1).

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	artillery
释义	artillery noun ar·til·lery är-ˈti-lə-rē -ˈtil-rē plural artilleries 1 : weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles 2 a : large bore mounted firearms (such as guns, howitzers, and rockets) : ordnance especially : such ordnance that is capable of long-range indirect fire at a target too distant to be seen b : a branch of an army armed with artillery 3 : a means of impressing, arguing, persuading, or competing … indicated that the Bureau had not rolled out its heavy artillery for a full-scale investigation. Herbert Mitgang Synonyms guns ordnance See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The troops were being bombarded by artillery. a captain in the artillery Recent Examples on the Web Udovik started counting the seconds between hearing the deafening boom of artillery launched and the appearance of smoke in the distance. Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko suggested the Ukrainian troops had retaken Kupiansk, a town along the main supply route to Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting. Karl Ritter And Joanna Kozlowska, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko also suggested troops had retaken Kupiansk, a town along the main supply route to Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting. Joanna Kozlowska, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko also suggested the Ukrainian troops had retaken Kupiansk, a town along the main supply route to Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting. Karl Ritter And Joanna Kozlowska, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 The advances made by Ukrainian forces are important for Kyiv’s forces, which have been facing their own hardships with supplies of artillery and ammunition. Thomas Grove, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Russia still has a big advantage in potential troop strength and the quantity of artillery and shells, and Ukraine is taking heavy losses. Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 Zelenskyy's remarks come as Russia's invasion, launched in February, morphs into a grinding exchange of artillery, largely in southern and eastern Ukraine. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2022 For days on end, the brutal strikes of Russian artillery ... don't stop. Arkansas Online, 10 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English artilrie, artillerie "instruments of war, weapons for discharging missiles," borrowed from Anglo-French & continental Middle French artelrie, artillerie, from Old French artillier "to equip, provide with instruments of war" (alteration, probably after art "skill, craft, art entry 1" and its derivatives, of atiller, atillier "to order, adjust, put on pieces of armor") + -rie, -erie -ery; atiller, atillier going back to Vulgar Latin apticulāre, from Latin aptāre* "to put into position, bring to bear, make ready" + Vulgar Latin -iculāre, as in appariculāre "to prepare, equip, apparel entry 2" — more at adapt Note: The expected outcome of apticulāre would be ateiller rather than atiller, which would appear to derive from aptīculāre; the discrepancy has been explained as a result of interference from the semantically similar verb atirier, atirer* "to equip, prepare" (see attire entry 1). First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing artillery artillery pieces heavy artillery field artillery artillery pieces heavy artillery field artillery Kids Definition artillery noun ar·til·lery är-ˈti-lə-rē 1 : large firearms (as cannon or rockets) 2 : a branch of an army armed with artillery artillery noun as in guns large firearms (as cannon or rockets) during the brutal artillery attack families hid in their cellars Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance guns ordnance weapons weaponry ammunition munitions armament arms
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artillery

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