Definitions for field artillery
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
field′ artil`lery(n.)
artillery mobile enough to accompany troops in the field.
Category: Military
Origin of field artillery:
1635–45
Princeton's WordNet
field artillery, field gun(noun)
movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops)
Wiktionary
field artillery(Noun)
The part of an army's artillery which consists of (light) fieldpieces (canons, 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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
field artillery
Equipment, supplies, ammunition, and personnel involved in the use of cannon, rocket, or surface-to-surface missile launchers. Field artillery cannons are classified according to caliber as follows.
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