field artillery

noun

: artillery other than antiaircraft artillery used with armies in the field

Examples of field artillery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Ottomans deployed field artillery and Janissary infantry armed with matchlocks in a defensive formation called tabur jangi, in which carts and wagons were used to build barricades on the battlefield. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Jackson joined the Army at age 18 and spent three years in field artillery and three years in military intelligence. —Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026

According to the ministry, Ukrainian brigades lost a tank, an armored combat vehicle, three motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun. —Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025

Under such a scheme, an army separated into semi-independent corps led by senior commanders and equipped with varying numbers of infantry divisions, cavalry regiments, and their own field artillery. —Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field artillery

• premaxillary
• submaxillary
• bacillary
• distillery
• intermaxillary
• pillory