field artillery
noun
: artillery other than antiaircraft artillery used with armies in the field
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web McDougall, who commissioned as a field artillery officer, will be assigned to Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, based in Chicago. 
C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 NBC News shed light on the earplug cases in May by interviewing Sigmon, a former field artillery specialist who served two tours of duty in the Army — Iraq in 2006 and Afghanistan in 2013. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 26 July 2022 The use of existing launchers also means that the Army won’t have to form new field artillery units to use PrSM. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2022 Ukrainian forces in recent days forced Russian troops outside the range of field artillery around Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, in some places all the way to the Russian border. Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 12 May 2022 The Western coalition supplying Ukraine with weapons is now shipping NATO-standard heavy artillery into the theater to bolster Ukrainian field artillery units. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022 For Sigmon, that meant completing two tours of duty in the U.S. Army as a field artillery specialist in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 7 May 2022 The new generation of field artillery on its way to Ukraine, as well as an equally new generation of smart shells, will go a long way toward victory for Kyiv. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022 Ukraine’s transition to NATO-standard field artillery is moving forward with incredible speed. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 See More
C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 NBC News shed light on the earplug cases in May by interviewing Sigmon, a former field artillery specialist who served two tours of duty in the Army — Iraq in 2006 and Afghanistan in 2013. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 26 July 2022 The use of existing launchers also means that the Army won’t have to form new field artillery units to use PrSM. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2022 Ukrainian forces in recent days forced Russian troops outside the range of field artillery around Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, in some places all the way to the Russian border. Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 12 May 2022 The Western coalition supplying Ukraine with weapons is now shipping NATO-standard heavy artillery into the theater to bolster Ukrainian field artillery units. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022 For Sigmon, that meant completing two tours of duty in the U.S. Army as a field artillery specialist in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 7 May 2022 The new generation of field artillery on its way to Ukraine, as well as an equally new generation of smart shells, will go a long way toward victory for Kyiv. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022 Ukraine’s transition to NATO-standard field artillery is moving forward with incredible speed. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined above