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 MitgangExamples of artillery in a Sentence
The troops were being bombarded by artillery.
a captain in the artillery
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Zelensky added that, according to military reports, Russian assaults and artillery fire continued along parts of the 600-mile front line.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
While the United States continued to supply bombs, artillery shells, and tanks to Israel, Fault Lines followed three families’ efforts to
survive.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
While the United States continued to supply bombs, artillery shells, and tanks to Israel, Fault Lines followed three families’ efforts to survive.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artillery. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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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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