field gun

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

field gun
    n 1: movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies
         in the field (especially for direct support of front-line
         troops) [syn: {field artillery}, {field gun}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fieldpiece \Field"piece`\, n.
   A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a
   piece of field artillery; -- called also {field gun}.
   [1913 Webster]

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