Definition of Artilery
Ar*til"ler*y (&?;), n. [OE. artilrie,
OF. artillerie, arteillerie, fr. LL. artillaria,
artilleria, machines and apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans
laden with arms of any kind which follow camps; F. artillerie great
guns, ordnance; OF. artillier to work artifice, to fortify, to arm,
prob. from L. ars, artis, skill in joining something, art.
See Art.] 1. Munitions of war; implements for
warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows. [Obs.]
And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad.
1 Sam. xx. 40.
2. Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns,
mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs,
and shot of all kinds.
&fist; The word is sometimes used in a more extended sense, including
the powder, cartridges, matches, utensils, machines of all kinds, and
horses, that belong to a train of artillery.
3. The men and officers of that branch of the army
to which the care and management of artillery are confided.
4. The science of artillery or gunnery.
Campbell.
Artillery park, or Park of
artillery. (a) A collective body of siege or
field artillery, including the guns, and the carriages, ammunition,
appurtenances, equipments, and persons necessary for working them.
(b) The place where the artillery is encamped or
collected. -- Artillery train, or Train of
artillery, a number of pieces of ordnance mounted on
carriages, with all their furniture, ready for marching.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- large cannon like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person
- a unit of the army, that uses such weapons
- gunnery
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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