coast artillery

collocation in English

meaningsofcoastandartillery

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coast
noun[C]
uk
/kəʊst/us
/koʊst/
the land next to or close to ...
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artillery
noun[U]
uk
/ɑːˈtɪl.ər.i/us
/ɑːrˈtɪl.ɚ.i/
very large guns that are moved on wheels or metal tracks, or the part of the army that ...
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(Definition ofcoastandartilleryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Following the abolition ofcoastartillerythey were no longer required.
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It is the abolition of thecoastartillery.
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I should like to take this opportunity to thank all those who served incoastartilleryfor their loyal service.
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There are eighteen regiments ofcoastartillerywhich are converting to artillery, engineers, or infantry.
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In any case,coastartillerybatteries are very vulnerable to air attack.
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In the 1920s and 1930s, the railroad transported mobilecoastartilleryto the site.
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Late that same afternoon the report came through that acoastartillerybattery had located both planes within a mile 1.6 kilometres of each other.
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Base fuzed shells were used bycoastartillery(and warships) against armoured warships into the 1950s.
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There have been two regiments of the name: one acoastartilleryregiment, the other an anti-aircraft regiment.
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Anothercoastartillerysearchlight, constructed during 1940-41, was situated further south of this, although it is unclear whether it still remains today.
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Acoastartillerysearchlight battery is located close by on the same arm too.
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Tanks in peacetime, he feared, as he said, would be very much likecoastartillerywith a lot of machinery which never works.
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