Definition of artillery

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Artillery (n.) The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.

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Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery..
Artillery :: Artillery (n.) Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds..
Cannon :: Cannon (n.) A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.
Saker :: Saker (n.) A small piece of artillery.
Bombardier :: Bombardier (n.) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.
Line :: Line (n.) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc..
Drill :: Drill (n.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as, infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill..
Cannonry :: Cannonry (n.) Cannon, collectively; artillery..
Artillery :: Artillery (n.) Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows..
Artillerist :: Artillerist (n.) A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
Enginery :: Enginery (n.) The act or art of managing engines, or artillery..
Uniform :: Uniform (a.) A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they have a distinctive appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of the police, of the Freemasons, etc..
Armor :: Armor (n.) Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery..
Bombard :: Bombard (v. t.) To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into..
Salvo :: Salvo (n.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley..
Tumbril :: Tumbril (n.) A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the like..
Drake :: Drake (n.) A small piece of artillery.
Artilleryman :: Artilleryman (n.) A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing..
Brigade :: Brigade (n.) A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns..
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