field-battery
Definition
- Noun:
- Military artillery unit: A "field-battery" is a tactical subunit of field artillery, typically consisting of several guns, howitzers, or rocket launchers, along with personnel and equipment, organized for mobile operations in direct support of ground troops.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The field-battery was deployed to provide fire support during the advance. (A mobile artillery unit used in combat.)
- Each field-battery in the regiment consists of six howitzers and a command post. (A specific organizational unit within an artillery battalion.)
Advanced Usage
"to command a field-battery": to be the officer in charge of such a unit.
- Captain Harris was assigned to command the field-battery stationed near the front lines. (He led the artillery unit.)
"field-battery position": the location where a field-battery sets up its guns for firing.
- The reconnaissance team scouted a suitable field-battery position behind the hill. (A site for the artillery unit.)
Variants and Related Words
Field artillery (n): the branch of military artillery that uses mobile guns and howitzers to support infantry and armor.
- Field artillery units are essential for modern warfare. (Mobile artillery used on the battlefield.)
Battery (n): a basic unit of artillery, often equivalent to a company in infantry.
- The battery fired a salvo at the enemy positions. (A single artillery unit.)
Synonyms
- Artillery unit: a group of soldiers and weapons used for firing large projectiles.
- Gun battery: a historical term for a group of cannons or guns in a fixed or mobile position.
Related Idioms
- "Change your battery": (military slang) to shift one's focus or position, derived from artillery units relocating.
- The commander ordered the field-battery to change its battery after the enemy spotted them. (Relocate to a new firing position.)
Phrasal Verbs
- "Battery up": (informal) to prepare or load the guns in a field-battery.
- The crew was told to battery up before dawn. (Prepare the artillery for firing.)