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ARTILLERY [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
DEF

In land forces, crew-served weapon systems designed primarily for indirect fire.

OBS

[Ground-based air defence] systems are considered artillery.

OBS

Indirect fire systems are predominantly large calibre.

OBS

artillery; art: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

artillery; Arty: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
DEF

Dans les forces terrestres, systèmes d'arme collective conçus principalement pour le tir indirect.

OBS

Les systèmes de défense aérienne de la composante terrestre font partie de l'artillerie.

OBS

Les systèmes de tir indirect sont majoritairement de gros calibre.

OBS

artillerie; artil : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

artillerie : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artillería de campaña
DEF

Material de guerra que comprende cañones, morteros y otras máquinas.

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Record 2 2021-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
  • Field Artillery
DEF

The combat arm whose primary role is to assist in the defeat of the enemy with indirect and direct fire.

OBS

Direct fire refers to ground-based air defence.

OBS

Artillery; Arty: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires
  • Artillerie de campagne
DEF

Arme de combat dont le rôle principal est de contribuer à la défaite de l'ennemi au moyen de tirs indirects et directs.

OBS

Par tir direct, on entend la défense aérienne de la composante terrestre.

OBS

Artillerie; Artil : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

Paraphernalia associated with injection of narcotics. Usually a hypodermic needle fitted to a medicine dropper or syringe, a spoon in which to cook the narcotics, and a piece of cotton to filter the drug solution.

OBS

Slang

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Instruments pour injection de drogue.

OBS

argot

Spanish

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