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Artillery vs Armoured - What's the difference?

artillery | armoured |

As a noun artillery

is large cannon like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person.

As an adjective armoured is

possessing armour.

As a verb armoured is

past tense of armour.

artillery

English

Noun

(artilleries)
  • Large cannon like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person.
  • * Bible, 1 Sam. xx. 40
  • And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad.
  • An army unit that uses such weapons.
  • Gunnery.
  • (Campbell)

    armoured

    English

    Alternative forms

    * armored (US)

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Possessing armour.
  • The armoured vehicle rolled into the city
  • (military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.
  • armoured unit, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

    Synonyms

    * (possessing armour) mailed * (military) mechanized, tank

    Verb

    (head)
  • (armour)