Definition of artillery in English:

artillery

nounPlural artilleries ɑːˈtɪləriˌɑrˈtɪl(ə)ri

mass noun

1Large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.
大炮
tanks and heavy artillery
坦克和重型大炮。
Example sentencesExamples
- Modern categories of artillery fire solid shot, shrapnel, or explosive shells.
- Due to their positions, standing patrols are ideal for controlling artillery and mortar fire.
- More important, the army was short on arms and munitions, particularly machine guns and heavy artillery.
- Sarin gas was fired in artillery shells and rockets into heavily forested terrain.
- British forces took its airport and a bridge, but Iraqi forces resisted with artillery and heavy machine guns.
- The attack on Rommel's lines started with over 800 artillery guns firing at the German lines.
- On the rest of the front there was intermittent artillery fire.
- Fire delivered by artillery and tanks formed the backbone of the antitank defense.
- Some artillery guns fired white phosphorous rounds that create a screen of fire that cannot be extinguished with water.
- A huge number of artillery shells were fired into the area around Vimy Ridge.
- We could hear the machine guns and the heavy artillery booming and they told us to march.
- The night here is punctuated by artillery fire and that fire was coming from the east.
- The sound of heavy artillery fire could be heard from the fringes of the city, but there was no sign of US forces.
- Thousands were killed from heavy artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment by the Nazis.
- The two sides have exchanged heavy fire using guns, artillery and mortars.
- From ahead came the rumble of heavy artillery fire off to the west and the east.
- When we reached about the halfway point, then the mortar and artillery fire started falling.
- The use of machine guns and heavy artillery consumed infantry offensives like bundles of straw in a furnace.
- At Flushing the commandos began landing before dawn after a heavy artillery bombardment on the port.
- Most of the shells fired by artillery guns were high explosive shells which could throw shrapnel over a wide distance in the trenches.
Synonyms
(big) guns, ordnance, cannon(s), cannonry, heavy weapons, heavy weaponry, battery
1. 1.1 A military detachment or branch of the armed forces that uses large-calibre guns.
  炮兵部队
  each corps included two regiments of field artillery
  in names he served in the Royal Artillery
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her husband is also on active military service with the 9th artillery regiment.
  Joseph Tilly was a military man and became a lieutenant in the artillery.
  Our own artillery had to run up a good distance to get in range of the enemy artillery.
  To train your artillery to fire on command, you'll need to take matters into your own hands.
  During the second world war he served as a gunner in the South African artillery throughout the Italian campaign.
  Hanoverian artillery cut the Jacobite troops to pieces, and Culloden was a slaughter.
  Russian artillery on surrounding hills fired hundreds of shells in between the jet attacks.
  More than 300 gunners from seven artillery units lined the road outside the cathedral.
  The French were handicapped by their lack of artillery and cavalry, which had ensured the success of the column elsewhere.
  Reinforced with artillery the Kwantung Army tried again on 23 July, but were again checked.
  The mortar platoon is the personal artillery battery for the battalion commander.
  Perhaps surprisingly Fueter also held the rank of colonel in the artillery of the Swiss army.
  Together with the armour, artillery and infantry, the Royal Engineers form one of the combat elements of the army.
  While the Army tends to view air power as merely an air artillery, the Air Force looks at itself as a strategic force.
  Coalition ground forces wanted air support to take out harassing enemy artillery.
  One month was spent practicing this tactic combining infantry, tanks and artillery.
  A good part of their infantries were pulled out, but more of their armour and artillery came in.
  Likewise, other artillery and light artillery companies from both flanks of the city began to fire.
  The authors are experienced artillery officers who subsequently became military historians.
  The Mahratta artillery opened fire at close range with grapeshot and chainshot, doing terrible execution.

Derivatives

artillerist

noun

Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, Gen. John Gibbon, engineer Gouverneur Warren, and artillerist Henry J. Hunt emerged from the battle as legitimate heroes.
Example sentencesExamples
- Gillmore, who had become the Union's most renowned artillerist after he had forced the capitulation of Fort Pulaski at Savannah in April 1862, brought in heavy weaponry.
- Meanwhile, although artillerists were usually civilian contractors (the art proved too complex for the dilettantes commissioned because of their nobility), that field gradually became a military function.
- Artillery units were first organized as military establishments in 1671 by Louis XIV of France, who also initiated schools of instruction for his artillerists.
- Washington wanted a military academy because he wanted engineers and artillerists to help the next commander in chief fight for this fledgling nation as he had done for eight long years.

Origin

Late 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'.

Rhymes

ancillary, capillary, codicillary, distillery, fibrillary, fritillary, Hilary, maxillary, pillory

Definition of artillery in US English:

artillery

nounˌärˈtil(ə)rēˌɑrˈtɪl(ə)ri

1Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
大炮
tanks and heavy artillery
坦克和重型大炮。
Example sentencesExamples
- The sound of heavy artillery fire could be heard from the fringes of the city, but there was no sign of US forces.
- Sarin gas was fired in artillery shells and rockets into heavily forested terrain.
- The attack on Rommel's lines started with over 800 artillery guns firing at the German lines.
- From ahead came the rumble of heavy artillery fire off to the west and the east.
- Fire delivered by artillery and tanks formed the backbone of the antitank defense.
- On the rest of the front there was intermittent artillery fire.
- When we reached about the halfway point, then the mortar and artillery fire started falling.
- More important, the army was short on arms and munitions, particularly machine guns and heavy artillery.
- Modern categories of artillery fire solid shot, shrapnel, or explosive shells.
- The use of machine guns and heavy artillery consumed infantry offensives like bundles of straw in a furnace.
- British forces took its airport and a bridge, but Iraqi forces resisted with artillery and heavy machine guns.
- Most of the shells fired by artillery guns were high explosive shells which could throw shrapnel over a wide distance in the trenches.
- A huge number of artillery shells were fired into the area around Vimy Ridge.
- Some artillery guns fired white phosphorous rounds that create a screen of fire that cannot be extinguished with water.
- The two sides have exchanged heavy fire using guns, artillery and mortars.
- Due to their positions, standing patrols are ideal for controlling artillery and mortar fire.
- We could hear the machine guns and the heavy artillery booming and they told us to march.
- Thousands were killed from heavy artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment by the Nazis.
- The night here is punctuated by artillery fire and that fire was coming from the east.
- At Flushing the commandos began landing before dawn after a heavy artillery bombardment on the port.
Synonyms
guns, big guns, ordnance, cannon, cannons, cannonry, heavy weapons, heavy weaponry, battery
1. 1.1 A military detachment or branch of the armed forces that uses large-caliber guns.
  炮兵部队
  Example sentencesExamples
  During the second world war he served as a gunner in the South African artillery throughout the Italian campaign.
  More than 300 gunners from seven artillery units lined the road outside the cathedral.
  Joseph Tilly was a military man and became a lieutenant in the artillery.
  The French were handicapped by their lack of artillery and cavalry, which had ensured the success of the column elsewhere.
  Likewise, other artillery and light artillery companies from both flanks of the city began to fire.
  The authors are experienced artillery officers who subsequently became military historians.
  Russian artillery on surrounding hills fired hundreds of shells in between the jet attacks.
  Reinforced with artillery the Kwantung Army tried again on 23 July, but were again checked.
  While the Army tends to view air power as merely an air artillery, the Air Force looks at itself as a strategic force.
  To train your artillery to fire on command, you'll need to take matters into your own hands.
  The Mahratta artillery opened fire at close range with grapeshot and chainshot, doing terrible execution.
  Coalition ground forces wanted air support to take out harassing enemy artillery.
  Her husband is also on active military service with the 9th artillery regiment.
  The mortar platoon is the personal artillery battery for the battalion commander.
  One month was spent practicing this tactic combining infantry, tanks and artillery.
  Together with the armour, artillery and infantry, the Royal Engineers form one of the combat elements of the army.
  Hanoverian artillery cut the Jacobite troops to pieces, and Culloden was a slaughter.
  Our own artillery had to run up a good distance to get in range of the enemy artillery.
  Perhaps surprisingly Fueter also held the rank of colonel in the artillery of the Swiss army.
  A good part of their infantries were pulled out, but more of their armour and artillery came in.

Origin

Late 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’.

词汇	artillery
释义	Definition of artillery in English: artillery nounPlural artilleries ɑːˈtɪləriˌɑrˈtɪl(ə)ri mass noun 1Large-calibre guns used in warfare on land. 大炮 tanks and heavy artillery 坦克和重型大炮。 Example sentencesExamples Modern categories of artillery fire solid shot, shrapnel, or explosive shells. Due to their positions, standing patrols are ideal for controlling artillery and mortar fire. More important, the army was short on arms and munitions, particularly machine guns and heavy artillery. Sarin gas was fired in artillery shells and rockets into heavily forested terrain. British forces took its airport and a bridge, but Iraqi forces resisted with artillery and heavy machine guns. The attack on Rommel's lines started with over 800 artillery guns firing at the German lines. On the rest of the front there was intermittent artillery fire. Fire delivered by artillery and tanks formed the backbone of the antitank defense. Some artillery guns fired white phosphorous rounds that create a screen of fire that cannot be extinguished with water. A huge number of artillery shells were fired into the area around Vimy Ridge. We could hear the machine guns and the heavy artillery booming and they told us to march. The night here is punctuated by artillery fire and that fire was coming from the east. The sound of heavy artillery fire could be heard from the fringes of the city, but there was no sign of US forces. Thousands were killed from heavy artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment by the Nazis. The two sides have exchanged heavy fire using guns, artillery and mortars. From ahead came the rumble of heavy artillery fire off to the west and the east. When we reached about the halfway point, then the mortar and artillery fire started falling. The use of machine guns and heavy artillery consumed infantry offensives like bundles of straw in a furnace. At Flushing the commandos began landing before dawn after a heavy artillery bombardment on the port. Most of the shells fired by artillery guns were high explosive shells which could throw shrapnel over a wide distance in the trenches. Synonyms (big) guns, ordnance, cannon(s), cannonry, heavy weapons, heavy weaponry, battery 1.1 A military detachment or branch of the armed forces that uses large-calibre guns. 炮兵部队 each corps included two regiments of field artillery in names he served in the Royal Artillery Example sentencesExamples Her husband is also on active military service with the 9th artillery regiment. Joseph Tilly was a military man and became a lieutenant in the artillery. Our own artillery had to run up a good distance to get in range of the enemy artillery. To train your artillery to fire on command, you'll need to take matters into your own hands. During the second world war he served as a gunner in the South African artillery throughout the Italian campaign. Hanoverian artillery cut the Jacobite troops to pieces, and Culloden was a slaughter. Russian artillery on surrounding hills fired hundreds of shells in between the jet attacks. More than 300 gunners from seven artillery units lined the road outside the cathedral. The French were handicapped by their lack of artillery and cavalry, which had ensured the success of the column elsewhere. Reinforced with artillery the Kwantung Army tried again on 23 July, but were again checked. The mortar platoon is the personal artillery battery for the battalion commander. Perhaps surprisingly Fueter also held the rank of colonel in the artillery of the Swiss army. Together with the armour, artillery and infantry, the Royal Engineers form one of the combat elements of the army. While the Army tends to view air power as merely an air artillery, the Air Force looks at itself as a strategic force. Coalition ground forces wanted air support to take out harassing enemy artillery. One month was spent practicing this tactic combining infantry, tanks and artillery. A good part of their infantries were pulled out, but more of their armour and artillery came in. Likewise, other artillery and light artillery companies from both flanks of the city began to fire. The authors are experienced artillery officers who subsequently became military historians. The Mahratta artillery opened fire at close range with grapeshot and chainshot, doing terrible execution. Derivatives artillerist noun Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, Gen. John Gibbon, engineer Gouverneur Warren, and artillerist Henry J. Hunt emerged from the battle as legitimate heroes. Example sentencesExamples Gillmore, who had become the Union's most renowned artillerist after he had forced the capitulation of Fort Pulaski at Savannah in April 1862, brought in heavy weaponry. Meanwhile, although artillerists were usually civilian contractors (the art proved too complex for the dilettantes commissioned because of their nobility), that field gradually became a military function. Artillery units were first organized as military establishments in 1671 by Louis XIV of France, who also initiated schools of instruction for his artillerists. Washington wanted a military academy because he wanted engineers and artillerists to help the next commander in chief fight for this fledgling nation as he had done for eight long years. Origin Late 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'. Rhymes ancillary, capillary, codicillary, distillery, fibrillary, fritillary, Hilary, maxillary, pillory Definition of artillery in US English: artillery nounˌärˈtil(ə)rēˌɑrˈtɪl(ə)ri 1Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. 大炮 tanks and heavy artillery 坦克和重型大炮。 Example sentencesExamples The sound of heavy artillery fire could be heard from the fringes of the city, but there was no sign of US forces. Sarin gas was fired in artillery shells and rockets into heavily forested terrain. The attack on Rommel's lines started with over 800 artillery guns firing at the German lines. From ahead came the rumble of heavy artillery fire off to the west and the east. Fire delivered by artillery and tanks formed the backbone of the antitank defense. On the rest of the front there was intermittent artillery fire. When we reached about the halfway point, then the mortar and artillery fire started falling. More important, the army was short on arms and munitions, particularly machine guns and heavy artillery. Modern categories of artillery fire solid shot, shrapnel, or explosive shells. The use of machine guns and heavy artillery consumed infantry offensives like bundles of straw in a furnace. British forces took its airport and a bridge, but Iraqi forces resisted with artillery and heavy machine guns. Most of the shells fired by artillery guns were high explosive shells which could throw shrapnel over a wide distance in the trenches. A huge number of artillery shells were fired into the area around Vimy Ridge. Some artillery guns fired white phosphorous rounds that create a screen of fire that cannot be extinguished with water. The two sides have exchanged heavy fire using guns, artillery and mortars. Due to their positions, standing patrols are ideal for controlling artillery and mortar fire. We could hear the machine guns and the heavy artillery booming and they told us to march. Thousands were killed from heavy artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment by the Nazis. The night here is punctuated by artillery fire and that fire was coming from the east. At Flushing the commandos began landing before dawn after a heavy artillery bombardment on the port. Synonyms guns, big guns, ordnance, cannon, cannons, cannonry, heavy weapons, heavy weaponry, battery 1.1 A military detachment or branch of the armed forces that uses large-caliber guns. 炮兵部队 Example sentencesExamples During the second world war he served as a gunner in the South African artillery throughout the Italian campaign. More than 300 gunners from seven artillery units lined the road outside the cathedral. Joseph Tilly was a military man and became a lieutenant in the artillery. The French were handicapped by their lack of artillery and cavalry, which had ensured the success of the column elsewhere. Likewise, other artillery and light artillery companies from both flanks of the city began to fire. The authors are experienced artillery officers who subsequently became military historians. Russian artillery on surrounding hills fired hundreds of shells in between the jet attacks. Reinforced with artillery the Kwantung Army tried again on 23 July, but were again checked. While the Army tends to view air power as merely an air artillery, the Air Force looks at itself as a strategic force. To train your artillery to fire on command, you'll need to take matters into your own hands. The Mahratta artillery opened fire at close range with grapeshot and chainshot, doing terrible execution. Coalition ground forces wanted air support to take out harassing enemy artillery. Her husband is also on active military service with the 9th artillery regiment. The mortar platoon is the personal artillery battery for the battalion commander. One month was spent practicing this tactic combining infantry, tanks and artillery. Together with the armour, artillery and infantry, the Royal Engineers form one of the combat elements of the army. Hanoverian artillery cut the Jacobite troops to pieces, and Culloden was a slaughter. Our own artillery had to run up a good distance to get in range of the enemy artillery. Perhaps surprisingly Fueter also held the rank of colonel in the artillery of the Swiss army. A good part of their infantries were pulled out, but more of their armour and artillery came in. Origin Late 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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