artillery

火砲、大砲

重い弾を遠くまで発射するために軍隊が使う大型の武器。

やさしい英語で： Large guns that an army uses to fire heavy objects over long distances.

• The army moved its artillery forward.
• Artillery fire damaged the bridge.
• They heard heavy artillery in the distance.

よく使う表現： heavy artillery, artillery fire, artillery shells

砲兵、砲兵隊

大砲など、空中に弾を発射する武器を扱う軍隊の部門。

やさしい英語で： The part of an army that operates large guns or other weapons that fire objects through the air.

• He served in the artillery.
• The artillery supported the advancing soldiers.
• She commands an artillery regiment.

よく使う表現： join the artillery, artillery regiment, artillery officer