Definitions
large but transportable armament
Word 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”).
Used in a sentence
“And Ionathan gaue his artillery vnto his ladde, and said vnto him, Goe, cary them to the citie.”
And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. (American Standard Version)
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Big guns”9 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
A________