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cuartel de artillería

English translation: artillery base/barracks/headquarters

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Spanish term or phrase:	cuartel de artillería
English translation:	artillery base/barracks/headquarters
Entered by:	neilmac

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18:46 Jul 14, 2010

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Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense

Spanish term or phrase: cuartel de artillería

Hi! any help with the term? "artillery barracks" just doesnt make that much of sense to me... Thanks!

angela cuevas KudoZ activity Questions: 32 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 32
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artillery base

Explanation:
Or "artillery barracks" or "artillery HQ"
"cuartel" usually means "cuartel general" (HQ = Headquarters)

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The enemy have built a huge artillery base on the high ground overlooking a ... You must find a way to attack the artillery base and capture the gun before ...

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Note: I don't understand why more context was requested, the context (Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense) is quite clear...

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The Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich in South East London is the "home" of the Royal Artillery. It is famous for having the longest continuous building ...

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There are also about 47K googles hits for "Artillery HQ"... so take your pick ;)

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As Jairo points out, some further context (regional)would help refine your search...

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Hoever, I don't consider my 3 suggestions as a "loteria", simply options which you are free to choose from to fit your context...