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Artillery

//ɑːˈtɪləɹi// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    large but transportable armament wordnet
  3. 3
    An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a means of persuading or arguing wordnet
  5. 5
    Gunnery (design and manufacture of guns). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an army unit that uses big guns wordnet
  2. 7
    Weapons, especially siege engines. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "And Ionathan gaue his artillery vnto his ladde, and said vnto him, Goe, cary them to the citie."

  3. 8
    One or more guns. Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English artillerie, from Old French artillerie (“collection of military engines, crossbows, lances etc.”), from artillier (“to equip, provide with contraptions”), alteration of atiller (“to arrange, adjust, put on clothes or, especially, pieces of armour”) (influenced by art), itself from Vulgar Latin *apticlō < **apticulō, from Latin aptō (“to make capable”).

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