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Artillery vs Missile - What's the difference?

artillery | missile |

As nouns the difference between artillery and missile

is that artillery is large cannon like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person while missile is an object intended to be launched into the air at a target.

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)

    missile

    English

    (wikipedia missile)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
    • That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.
  • (military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.

    • Related terms

    * mess * message * messenger * mission * missionary * missive

    See also

    * projectile * rocket

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