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Word: Artillery
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French artillerie, from artiller, alteration of atillier ‘equip, arm’, probably a variant of atirier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + tire ‘rank, order’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɑːˈtɪl(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
large-calibre guns used in warfare on land
Short Definition:large-calibre guns used in warfare on land
Examples:- tanks and heavy artillery
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