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artilleryman

/ahr-til-uh-ree-muhn/US // ɑrˈtɪl ə ri mən //UK // (ɑːˈtɪlərɪmən) //

炮手,炮兵战士,炮友,炮兵队员

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ar·til·ler·y·men.

    • : a soldier serving in an artillery unit of the army.

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Examples

  • Drafted as a private, he applied for officer training, and then, as an artilleryman, rapidly climbed the ranks.

  • The gunnery of the Chinese artilleryman improved, and gaunt breaches were formed in the walls.

  • "Get an anti-aircraft gun from the Island and shell hell out of them when they come round again," suggested the artilleryman.

  • An artilleryman is shot down; a man from the infantry takes his place and obeys orders as best he can.

  • That was how he used to do business, this little artilleryman, whom we had raised so high with our sabres and our bayonets.

  • The old ex-artilleryman stifled a yawn, and admitted the fact.