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

This clandestine supply chain eventually provided thousands of muskets, field artillery and millions of pounds of gunpowder that made possible the 1777 victory at Saratoga and France’s subsequent formal alliance. —Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field artillery

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