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Meanings of artillery in English
Weapon designed to launch projectiles beyond normal infantry weapon range.
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Russian
артиллерия Field of work involving research, development, testing, and engineering of heavy military weaponry.
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Military service branch which operates artillery in combat.
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Examples for "artillerymen"
Examples for "artillerymen"
1
The army under General Burgoyne consisted of 7173 men, exclusive of artillerymen.
2
His orders were that the artillerymen be made to serve the battery.
3
The artillerymen were sound asleep upon their mats around their neglected gun.
4
There were no Europeans whatever, excepting the regimental officers and sixty-one artillerymen.
5
They were fine-looking, well-set-up men, as smart as English artillerymen always are.
1
This reduction was made, as required by law, entirely from the infantry and artillery branches of the service, without any reduction of the cavalry.
Usage of artillery in English
1
Government forces retaliated with air strikes and heavy artillery, the report said.
2
There were two types of siege artillery in Europe at this time.
3
The army had stepped up air and artillery attacks in recent days.
4
And Druot of the artillery also kept it together in the retreat.
5
It said weaponry, including a vehicle mounted with anti-aircraft artillery, was destroyed.
6
Its soldiers come under near-daily attacks from roadside bombs and rebel artillery.
7
The roar of the rifles drowned even the noise of the artillery.
8
The artillery were in the centre, supported by the North Staffordshire Regiment.
9
They'll be able to bring artillery right up to the Canadian frontier.'
10
It was a total breakdown; the army had disappeared, and the artillery.
11
Even in theory the necessity of the artillery duel is still asserted.
12
The other officers of artillery were detached in the other four howitzer-boats.
13
The Mexican artillery soon laid a part of the fort in ruins.
14
It could hardly be artillery practice merely; for to-day was the Sabbath.
15
Williamson, the best gunnery expert in the whole Army, commanded the artillery.
16
He is in the artillery, and he acted out the whole battle.
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Spanish
Artillery through the time
Artillery across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common
Ireland
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