Added 9 October 2026
artillery
/ɑːˈtɪləɹi/ noun
In Latin: tormenta Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about artillery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Large but transportable armament.
- An army unit that uses big guns.
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A means of persuading or arguing.
he used all his conversational weapons
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”).
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