artillery

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noun

Plural noun:

artilleries

1.
(countable, uncountable)Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
2.
(countable, uncountable)An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
3.
(countable, uncountable)Gunnery (design and manufacture of guns).
4.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Weapons, especially siege engines.
5.
(Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable)One or more guns.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English artillerie, from Old French artillerie (collection of military engines, crossbows, lances etc.), from artillier (to equip, provide with contraptions), alteration of atiller (influenced by art), itself from *apticlō < **apticulō, from Latin aptō (to make capable).