/
ɑːˈtɪləri/
n.
(pl. artilleries)
large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.
▸a branch of the armed forces trained to use artillery.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. artillerie, from artiller, alt. of atillier ‘equip, arm’, prob. a var. of atirier, from a- + tire ‘rank, order’.
