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artillery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɑːˈtɪləɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɑɹˈtɪləɹi/ (US)
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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”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
2. (countable, uncountable) An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
3. (countable, uncountable) Gunnery (design and manufacture of guns).
4. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Weapons, especially siege engines.
   • And Ionathan gaue his artillery vnto his ladde, and said vnto him, Goe, cary them to the citie. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 20:40:
   • The old walls […] were surely strong enough to keep out men without battering-rams, balistas, or artillery of any kind. [Footnote] Artillery is here used in its old English meaning for any kind of warlike engine. Cf. I Sam. XX. 40. 1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 24, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 330:
5. (Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable) One or more guns.

Forms

Deriveds

artillery fern · artillator · nonartillery · artillery wheel · horse artillery · artillery fungus · heavy artillery · antiartillery · artillery game · artillery loop · counterartillery · medium artillery · artillerywoman · rocket artillery · artillerist · artillery mold · artilleryman · field artillery · artillery plant · tube artillery · light artillery · nuclear artillery · artillery tube

Translations (130)

tr topçuluk (weapon) · it artiglieria (army unit) · ko 포병대 (army unit) · de Artillerie (army unit) · lt artilerija (weapon) · ru артилле́рия (army unit) · bg артиле́рия (gunnery (science)) · uk артиле́рія (weapon) · be артыле́рыя (army unit) · mk артилерија (weapon) · pt artilharia (weapon) · de Geschützwesen (army unit) · tk artilleriýa (weapon) · tg тӯпхона (weapon) · sh tȍpništvo (weapon) · bn গোলন্দাজী বাহিনী (army unit) · cmn 火炮 (weapon) · vi pháo binh (weapon) · ga airtléire (army unit) · vi pháo (weapon) · bn গোলন্দাজী (gunnery (science)) · fa-ira توپْخانِه (weapon) · mnw ဒပ်ပၞာန်ပလံက် (weapon) · mk артилерија (gunnery (science)) · be артыле́рыя (weapon) · gl artillería (weapon) · et suurtükivägi (weapon) · yi אַרטילעריע (weapon) · la tormenta (army unit) · ms artileri (weapon) · cy magnelau (weapon) · my အမြောက် (weapon) · ru артилле́рия (gunnery (science)) · es artillería (army unit) · fi tykistö (army unit) · gl artillaría (gunnery (science)) · tg артиллерия (weapon) · ru артилле́рия (weapon) · hy հրետանի (army unit) · hu tüzérség (army unit) · nb artilleri (weapon) · nl artillerie (weapon) · ro artilerie (weapon) · sq artileri (gunnery (science)) · uk артиле́рія (army unit) · ro artilerie (army unit) · bn আর্টিলারি (weapon) · ar مِدْفَعِيّة (weapon) · ja 大砲 (weapon) · sh artiljèrija (weapon) · et artilleeria (weapon) · eo artilerio (weapon) · cs artilerie (army unit) · hy հրետանի (weapon) · km កាំភ្លើងធំ (weapon) · el πυροβόλο (weapon) · ko 대포 (weapon) · nl geschut (weapon) · ur توپ خانَہ (weapon) · mi mīhini turaki (weapon) · mnw ကြိယာစက်ပၞာန် (weapon) · el πυροβολικό (army unit) · pl artyleria (weapon) · ca artilleria (gunnery (science)) · cy magnelaeth (weapon) · sl artilerija (weapon) · sq artileri (army unit) · bg артиле́рия (army unit) · cs dělostřelectvo (army unit) · de Artillerie (weapon) · sk artiléria (army unit) · bn তোপ (weapon) · ca artilleria (army unit) · lv artilērija (weapon) · io artilrio (army unit) · nrf artill'lie (weapon) · az artilleriya (weapon) · uz artilleriya (weapon) · hu tüzérség (weapon) · id artileri (weapon) · el πυροβολική (gunnery (science)) · eo artilerio (army unit) · sh то̏пништво (weapon) · af artillerie (weapon) · es artillería (weapon) · hi आर्टिलरी (weapon) · th ปืนใหญ่ (weapon) · bn গোলন্দাজ (army unit) · ca artilleria (weapon) · sl topništvo (weapon) · sh артиљѐрија (weapon) · nn artilleri (weapon) · io kanono (weapon) · sk delostrelectvo (army unit) · cy magnelaeth (gunnery (science)) · is stórskotalið (weapon) · fr artillerie (weapon) · hi तोपख़ाना (weapon) · la res tormentaria (army unit) · he אַרְטִילֶרְיָה (weapon) · kk артиллерия (weapon) · nrf artill'lie (army unit) · ka არტილერია (weapon) · bg артиле́рия (weapon) · mk артилерија (army unit) · ota طوپجیلق (army unit) · ja 砲兵隊 (army unit) · pt artilharia (army unit) · cmn 炮兵部隊 /炮兵部队 (army unit) · yue 火炮 (weapon) · tr topçuluk (army unit) · ja 特科 (army unit) · sq artileri (weapon) · lo ປືນໃຫຍ່ (weapon) · gl artillaría (army unit) · fi tykistöoppi (gunnery (science)) · ky артиллерия (weapon) · prs توپْخَانَه (weapon) · sk delo (weapon) · pl artyleria (army unit) · sv artilleri (army unit) · cs dělo (weapon) · da artilleri (weapon) · cmn 大炮 (weapon) · ga airtléire (weapon) · it artiglieria (weapon) · fi tykistö (weapon) · yi האַרמאַט (weapon) · mn их буу (weapon) · sv artilleri (weapon)