1 Samuel 20:40, (Hebrews keli, meaning "apparatus;" here meaning collectively any missile weapons, as arrows and lances. In Revised Version, "weapons"). This word is derived from the Latin artillaria = equipment of war.

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.

2. (n.) Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds.

3. (n.) The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.

4. (n.) The science of artillery or gunnery.