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field gun

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field gun [′fēld ‚gən]
(ordnance)
Any artillery piece mounted on a carriage for use in the field, for example, a cannon.
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Among the field guns on the brow of the hill the general in command of the rearguard stood with a staff officer, scanning the country through his fieldglass.
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The latter led us across a small parade ground, where a battery of light field guns was parked, and toward a log building, in front of which rose the flagstaff.
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