artillery
noun
ar·til·lery
är-ˈti-lə-rē 
-ˈtil-rē
plural artilleries
1
: weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles
2
a
: large bore mounted firearms (such as guns, howitzers, and rockets) : ordnance
especially
: such ordnance that is capable of long-range indirect fire at a target too distant to be seen
b
: a branch of an army armed with artillery
3
: a means of impressing, arguing, persuading, or competing
… indicated that the Bureau had not rolled out its heavy artillery for a full-scale investigation.—
Herbert Mitgang
Herbert Mitgang
Examples of artillery in a Sentence
The troops were being bombarded by artillery.
a captain in the artillery
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The new aid includes High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) munitions, artillery shells, anti-tank systems and drones.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Kim has also sent artillery shells and missiles to Russia to bolster Moscow's invasion that will hit the three-year mark in February.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The new aid package, authorized under presidential drawdown authority, reportedly includes air defenses like High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, Javelin anti-armor missiles and a range of additional equipment and spare parts.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Then, in 1452, a Hungarian artillery engineer proposed to Emperor Constantine XI the construction of a giant cannon that, firing from behind the defensive walls, would pulverize attackers.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Kim has also sent artillery shells and missiles to Russia to bolster Moscow's invasion that will hit the three-year mark in February.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The new aid package, authorized under presidential drawdown authority, reportedly includes air defenses like High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, Javelin anti-armor missiles and a range of additional equipment and spare parts.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Then, in 1452, a Hungarian artillery engineer proposed to Emperor Constantine XI the construction of a giant cannon that, firing from behind the defensive walls, would pulverize attackers.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artillery. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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artillery
noun
ar·til·lery
är-ˈtil-(ə-)rē
plural artilleries
1
: large firearms (as cannon or rockets)
2
: a branch of an army armed with artillery
artilleryman
noun
-mən
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