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field artillery vs gun

gun vs field artillery

field artillery and gun both are nouns.

field artillery is not a verb while gun is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
field artillery Yes No No No
gun Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gun is a hypernym of field artillery; that is, gun is a word with a broader meaning than field artillery:
  • field artillery: movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops)
  • gun: large but transportable armament
Other hypernyms of field artillery include artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance.
field artillery (noun) gun (noun)
movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
large but transportable armament
a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
a professional killer who uses a gun
a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
field artillery (verb) gun (verb)
shoot with a gun
Difference between field artillery and gun

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