artillery

noun

/ɑːˈtɪləri/

/ɑːrˈtɪləri/

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[uncountable] large, heavy guns which are often moved on wheels
- The town is under heavy artillery fire.
- artillery attacks/barrages/shells
Extra Examples
- nuclear artillery units
- A stray artillery shell struck the hospital.
- The army launched a heavy artillery barrage against enemy positions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- field
- heavy
- anti-aircraft
- …
artillery + noun
- attack
- barrage
- bombardment
- …
See full entry
the artillery
[singular] the section of an army trained to use these guns
- He was a captain in the Royal Artillery.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- field
- heavy
- anti-aircraft
- …
artillery + noun
- attack
- barrage
- bombardment
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French artillerie, from artiller, alteration of atillier ‘equip, arm’, probably a variant of atirier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + tire ‘rank, order’.

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单词	artillery
释义	artillery noun /ɑːˈtɪləri/ /ɑːrˈtɪləri/ jump to other results [uncountable] large, heavy guns which are often moved on wheels The town is under heavy artillery fire. artillery attacks/barrages/shells Extra Examples nuclear artillery units A stray artillery shell struck the hospital. The army launched a heavy artillery barrage against enemy positions. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective field heavy anti-aircraft … artillery + noun attack barrage bombardment … See full entry the artillery [singular] the section of an army trained to use these guns He was a captain in the Royal Artillery. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective field heavy anti-aircraft … artillery + noun attack barrage bombardment … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French artillerie, from artiller, alteration of atillier ‘equip, arm’, probably a variant of atirier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + tire ‘rank, order’. Wordfinder army artillery battalion command defend invade officer regiment tactics weapon
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