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artillery

ar·til·lery

UK/ɑːˈtɪləɹi/ US/ɑɹˈtɪləɹi/ fairly common slang uk

noun

1.
2.

an army unit that uses big guns

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3.

a means of persuading or arguing

  • “he used all his conversational weapons”
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Origin

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 (“to arrange, adjust, put on clothes or, especially, pieces of armour”) (influenced by art), itself from Vulgar Latin *apticlō < **apticulō, from Latin aptō (“to make capable”).

Phrases

  • artillery fern
  • artillery fungus
  • artillery game
  • artillery loop
  • artillery mold
  • artillery plant
  • artillery tube
  • artillery wheel

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