Definition of artillery

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Artillery (n.) The science of artillery or gunnery.

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Saker :: Saker (n.) A small piece of artillery.
Ordnance :: Ordnance (n.) Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in war..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.
Regiment :: Regiment (n.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten..
Armor :: Armor (n.) Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery..
Fire :: Fire (v. i.) To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town..
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..
Artillery :: Artillery (n.) Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds..
Artillery :: Artillery (n.) Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows..
Battering Train :: Battering train () A train of artillery for siege operations.
Drake :: Drake (n.) A small piece of artillery.
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..
Fieldpiece :: Fieldpiece (n.) A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun..
Bombardier :: Bombardier (n.) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery..
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..
Cannonry :: Cannonry (n.) Cannon, collectively; artillery..
Artillery :: Artillery (n.) The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.
Dismount :: Dismount (v. t.) To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery..
Exclusive :: Exclusive (a.) Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; -- opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery..
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