artilleriedadj.
/ɑːˈtɪlərɪd/, U.S. /ˌɑrˈtɪlərid/, Scottish English /arˈtɪl(j)ərɪd/ Originally Scottish. rare.
Provided with artillery. Also figurative.Frequently with preceding modifying adverb.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > armed or provided with firearms > with artillery
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a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 180/16 Ten thowsand chossin men..weill artaillȝerit.
c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 46 Quha thairefter past in England, and left..the toun weill artailyerijt.
1767 W. Guthrie Gen. Hist. Scotl. IV. 243 Henry..gave him three of the best ships in his fleet, every way well equipped and artilleried.
a1820 J. Woodhouse Life & Poet. Wks. (1896) I. ix. 162 Skimming meteors, wafted on the wind, Predict artilleried storms approach behind!
1849 G. G. Foster New York in Slices 45 Suppose..Government should take into its head one of these days to organize an army of Volunteer Agriculturists..artilleried with ploughs and harrows.
1962 A. Valentine Ld. George Germain xiv. 200 Battles could be won in America as they were won in Europe—by trained, disciplined troops..well artilleried, and well led.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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