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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  field gun
     alt.
     An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a
  field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the
  battlefield in response to changing circumstances.
     n.
     An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a
  field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the
  battlefield in response to changing circumstances.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  field gun
     alt.
     An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a
  field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the
  battlefield in response to changing circumstances.
     n.
     An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a
  field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the
  battlefield in response to changing circumstances.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  field gun
     alt.
     An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a
  field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the
  battlefield in response to changing circumstances.
     n.
     An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a
  field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the
  battlefield in response to changing circumstances.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  field gun
     alt.
     An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a
  field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the
  battlefield in response to changing circumstances.
     n.
     An artillery piece, originally a smaller gun that could accompany a
  field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the
  battlefield in response to changing circumstances.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  field gun /fˈiːld ɡˈʌn/
  polní dělo

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  field gun /fˈiːld ɡˈʌn/
  Feldkanone  [mil.]
   see: field guns

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  field gun /fˈiːld ɡˈʌn/
  Jagdflinte , Jagdgewehr  [mil.]
     Synonyms: sporting gun, fowling-piece
  
   see: field guns, sporting guns

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