artillery
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ar·til·le·ry /ɑːˈtɪləri $ ɑːr-/ noun 1. [uncountable]PMW large guns, either on wheels or fixed in one place 炮，大炮2. the artillery PMAthe part of the army that uses these weapons 炮兵部队
Examples from the Corpus
artillery• In addition, he took 350,000 prisoners, some 400 artillery pieces and I, 300 machine-guns.• Other times, though, he would have to call in artillery.• We pulled back in cases like that if possible and let artillery, gunships, or even jets hit the area.• The rattle of rifles and the roar of artillery are simply awful.• Missile troops positioned on hilltops are very handy for protecting artillery units.• You can hear the artillery going to work on his defences.• Roll the artillery dice nine times and add the result.Origin artillery (1300-1400) Old French artillerie, from artillier “to provide with equipment or weapons”ar·til·le·ry nounChineseSyllable
on one Corpus either fixed in guns, or large wheels
artillery
ar‧til‧le‧ry /ɑːˈtɪləri $ ɑːr-/
noun
2. the artillery the part of the army that uses these weapons
ar‧til‧le‧ry /ɑːˈtɪləri $ ɑːr-/
noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: artillerie, from artillier 'to provide with equipment or weapons'
1. [uncountable] large guns, either on wheels or fixed in one placeLanguage: Old French
Origin: artillerie, from artillier 'to provide with equipment or weapons'
2. the artillery the part of the army that uses these weapons