artillery

noun

«artillery» in the English dictionary: everyday and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Artillery means big guns and cannons used in war, and also the soldiers who fire them. tree →

In the lessons

in war stories the artillery fires from far behind the front line

Examples

The artillery fired all night. tree →
I heard the roar of heavy artillery. tree →
The cannons were stacked near the artillery lines. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

Early Modern English

Meaning

In older English, any weapons that throw or shoot, such as bows and arrows or catapults. tree →

Then and now

Today it means big guns and cannons used in war. The sentences use the modern sense, so the word is used as today.

Examples

I heard them coming, and I also at the same time was conscious of a rush of air and a sound like the roar of heavy artillery. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
At last I fell over the tail-end of a gun, and by that knew I was somewhere near the artillery lines where the cannon were stacked at night. (The Jungle Book) tree →

Note

Today: big guns; cannons.

On Mova

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Trees and pragmatics of «artillery» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«artillery» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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