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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The continuous artillery fire and bombing, and the number of Russian drones , meant that even survival was challenging.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The report also claimed that a Hezbollah ammunition depot in Lebanon was destroyed by Syrian artillery fire.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
As for artillery munitions, which still play a role, Ukraine won’t see its stocks run completely bare.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian forces were largely unable to advance in the face of withering artillery fire and drone strikes.
—Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The report also claimed that a Hezbollah ammunition depot in Lebanon was destroyed by Syrian artillery fire.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
As for artillery munitions, which still play a role, Ukraine won’t see its stocks run completely bare.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian forces were largely unable to advance in the face of withering artillery fire and drone strikes.
—Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for artillery
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artillery. Accessed 31 Mar. 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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