field gun

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field gun - 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]

field gun - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]