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artillery 音标拼音: [ɑrt'ɪlɚi] n. 火炮,炮兵,炮术 火炮,炮兵,炮术 artillery n 1: large but transportable armament [ synonym: { artillery}, { heavy weapon}, { gun}, { ordnance}] 2: an army unit that uses big guns [ synonym: { artillery}, { artillery unit}] 3: a means of persuading or arguing; " he used all his conversational weapons" [ synonym: { weapon}, { artillery}] Artillery \ 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.] [ 1913 Webster] And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad. -- 1 Sam. xx. 40. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds. [ 1913 Webster] Note: 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. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided. [ 1913 Webster] 4. The science of artillery or gunnery. -- Campbell. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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