artillery

[US]/ɑːˈtɪləri/
[UK]/ɑːrˈtɪləri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. cannons, big guns, artillery troops

Phrases & Collocations

heavy artillery

artillery fire

field artillery

artillery unit

Example Sentences

The artillery fired shells at the enemy.

The artillery unit was deployed to the front lines.

The artillery barrage shook the ground.

The artillery piece was carefully maintained.

The artillery battery conducted a live-fire exercise.

The artillery shell exploded with a deafening noise.

The artillery fire provided cover for the infantry advance.

The artillery gunner aimed carefully at the target.

The artillery officer called in coordinates for the strike.

The artillery round impacted the enemy position.

Real-world Examples

The prosecution will blast him with their heaviest artillery.

Source: Prosecution witness

But the regime has new tanks. It has new artillery.

Source: NPR News March 2016 Collection

America, Britain and Canada all promised to supply heavy artillery.

Source: The Economist - Weekly News Highlights

Machines such as trebuchets were the heavy artillery of the pre-gunpowder era.

Source: A Concise History of Britain (Bilingual Selection)

Insurgents and government forces blasted heavy artillery in other parts of Idlib province as well.

Source: PBS English News

It will require the Ukrainian army to withdraw its artillery out of range of region's major cities.

Source: NPR News September 2014 Compilation

Modern artillery made the fort no longer useful.

Source: National Parks of the United States

We're in artillery range from the west.

Source: Dunkirk Selection

That's Iraqi forces firing artillery toward Tikrit.

Source: NPR News March 2015 Compilation

He is the son of a captain of artillery.

Source: Education of Love

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