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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Zelensky has since pleaded for western allies to step up the response to the increasing Russia-North Korea partnership, which also includes Pyongyang supplying artillery shells and short-range ballistic missiles in return for access to critical technology and other aid.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The United States, South Korea, and other nations accuse North Korea of supplying artillery shells, missiles, and other conventional arms to Russia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
North Korea is providing artillery shells, other munitions, military personnel, and industrial workers to Russia and getting oil and missile and space technology in return.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
North Korea has already provided large artillery shells to Russia's war effort.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The United States, South Korea, and other nations accuse North Korea of supplying artillery shells, missiles, and other conventional arms to Russia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
North Korea is providing artillery shells, other munitions, military personnel, and industrial workers to Russia and getting oil and missile and space technology in return.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
North Korea has already provided large artillery shells to Russia's war effort.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artillery. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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