SINCE 1828
field artillery
nounDefinition of field artillery
: artillery other than antiaircraft artillery used with armies in the field
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The use of machine guns and rapid-fire field artillery pieces forced soldiers on both sides, the Allies and the Central Powers, to bore intricate trench systems into the ground. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, "Explore These World War I Trenches and Tunnels in France and Belgium," 25 June 2019 At field artillery school in Oklahoma, Strzok finished at the top of his class, Dews said. — Matt Zapotosky, The Seattle Times, "How anti-Trump texts ruined the career of the FBI’s go-to agent," 14 Aug. 2018 Strzok served in the Army himself, spending four years in the early 1990s as an active-duty field artillery officer. — Matt Zapotosky, The Seattle Times, "How anti-Trump texts ruined the career of the FBI’s go-to agent," 14 Aug. 2018 Originally developed as field artillery for the U.S. Army, the 105-millimeter gun fires 33-pound high explosive shells the size of two-liter soda bottles at up to ten rounds a minute, at ranges of up to 7 miles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Take a Ride Inside the AC-130 "Spooky" Gunship," 10 May 2016 Countries such as Russia and China, with their own navies and air forces, could temporarily cut off Marine units from the F-35B Joint Strike Fighters and field artillery units meant to give them a huge firepower advantage on the battlefield. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Marines Want an Ultra-Portable Kamikaze Drone," 26 Apr. 2018 Private Ralph Brady, battery F. 145th field artillery, Camp Kearny. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "May 6, 1918: 13 drown at Ocean Beach," 6 May 2018 The groom served six years in the Texas Army National Guard, deploying to Baghdad as a field artillery officer. — New York Times, "Alicia Ciccone, William Thomas," 15 Apr. 2018 Now a first lieutenant, Pat has been stationed in Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Italy, and is currently a field artillery officer with the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, based in Bavaria, Germany. — Philly.com, "Philadelphia weddings: Ashleen McDonough and Patrick Loughnane," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'field artillery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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