Meanings
nounfield artillery (countable and uncountable, plural field artilleries)
plural field artilleries
- countableuncountableThe part of an army's artillery which consists of (light) fieldpieces (cannons, howitzers) which are mobile enough to deploy on the (battle) field, as opposed to the fixed guns in fortifications or naval artillery; usually excludes antiaircraft.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmovable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops)
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Translations
Dutch veldartillerie, veldgeschut
- veldartilleriepart of artillery
- veldgeschutpart of artillery
French artillerie de campagne, artillerie légère
- artillerie de campagnepart of artillery
- artillerie légèrepart of artillery
Irish airtléire machaire
- airtléire machairepart of artillery
Japanese 野戦砲兵, 野戦特科
- 野戦砲兵 (yasen hōhei)part of artillery
- 野戦特科 (yasen tokka)part of artillery
Korean 야전포
- 야전포 (yajeonpo)part of artillery
Romanian artilerie de câmp
- artilerie de câmppart of artillery
Russian полева́я артилле́рия
- полева́я артилле́рия (polevája artillérija)part of artillery
Ukrainian польова́ артиле́рія
- польова́ артиле́рія (polʹová artylérija)part of artillery
Cite this entry
APA
field artillery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20artillery
MLA
“field artillery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20artillery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “field artillery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20artillery.
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