artillery

ar·til·lery

noun \är-ˈti-lər-ē, -ˈtil-rē\

plural ar·til·ler·ies

Definition of ARTILLERY

1

: weapons (as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles

2

a : large bore crew-served mounted firearms (as guns, howitzers, and rockets) : ordnance b : a branch of an army armed with artillery

3

: means of impressing, arguing, or persuading

Examples of ARTILLERY

1. The troops were being bombarded by artillery.
2. a captain in the artillery

Origin of ARTILLERY

Middle English artillerie, from Anglo-French, from artiller to equip, arm, alteration of Old French atillier, from Vulgar Latin *apticulare, from Latin aptare to don, prepare, fit — more at adapt

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ARTILLERY

Synonyms: guns, ordnance

Related Words: ammunition, armament, arms, munitions, weaponry, weapons

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Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with ARTILLERY

distillery