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Artillery

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/ɑːˈtɪləri/nounCommon term

In military & defence, artillery means: Large guns and rocket systems used to support other forces from a distance, the soldiers who operate them, and the army branch they belong to.

In Turkish: topçu, topçu sınıfı

How it is used

Uncountable: 'the artillery', 'artillery units'. Its soldiers are called gunners, and a unit the size of a company is a battery. Common phrases: artillery regiment, field artillery, artillery officer.

Example sentences

  1. My grandfather was an artillery officer for most of his career.

  2. The artillery regiment held its annual open day for families.

Common collocations

  • artillery regiment
  • artillery battery
  • field artillery
  • artillery officer
  • infantrySoldiers who operate mainly on foot, or in vehicles that carry them, and who take and hold ground; also the army branch they belong to.
  • armyThe branch of the armed forces that operates on land; as a unit name, also a very large formation made up of several corps.
  • regimentA military unit with a long history and its own traditions; in some armies a fighting unit, in others mainly a family of battalions.
  • combat engineerA soldier trained to build and repair roads, bridges and camps, remove obstacles and help other troops move safely.

More terms: Branches of the Armed Forces

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