artillery
150
6.9
- noun
- /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
- Specialized
- Before advancing, the commander ordered a barrage from the artillery to weaken the enemy's defenses.
- artillery shells
- artillery fire
- heavy artillery
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Watch on YouTubeSo we had ammunition and artillery rounds and mortar rounds for days.
- So we had ammunition and artillery rounds and mortar rounds for days.
- As you're seeing in Ukraine, artillery and tanks, particularly artillery, is still the king of battle.
- Their food ran out, then they were hit by friendly fire artillery.
- But when I got in, I had to take whatever they would give me, you know, and I took artillery because that's what they gave me.
- Now, obviously the most simple reason to overcome this is to use tools like artillery.
- After this point we heard artillery strike and because you're an armored vehicle, it sounds further away than it is.
- For months now, arms trackers have noticed Ukrainian forces using artillery shells, rockets and motors made in Iran.
- And so artillery fire is now sniper fire because you can coordinate the direction of the artillery fire with the drones.
- North Korea is sending artillery shells to arm Russia because it's profitable to do so.
- They were seeing heavy, heavier and heavier artillery fire going into into Donbass from the Ukrainian side.
Examples
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New generations of artillery and multiple rocket launchers are also being introduced.
Academic text (2013) -
The Germans were bombarded day and night by British artillery and aircraft.
Fiction book (1996) -
Rules for this battle were just one piece of artillery per team.
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Did you bring the artillery as well?
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Their artillery will be down on us soon.
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Of course, artillery would make an enormous difference.
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Our artillery cannot detect them.
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They called in an artillery strike.
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My men have fortified the entrance with enough artillery to make our last stand.
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As you're seeing in Ukraine, artillery and tanks, particularly artillery, is still the king of battle.
Synonyms
17
5.0
Guns that fire large shells at targets far away in war
14
7.6
A group of guns placed together and used by soldiers in war
8
9.9
A large gun with a short barrel that fires shells high to hit nearby targets
2
5.8
Large mobile guns that armies use to fire at enemy positions to help front-line troops
1
6.3
A military group that uses large guns to fire at enemy targets
Compounds
- Specialized
11
7.5
A metal object fired from a large gun that often has an explosive inside
- Specialized
2
5.8
Large mobile guns that armies use to fire at enemy positions to help front-line troops
How Powerful
- Specialized
38
6.3
- Specialized
150
6.9
- Specialized
8
9.9
179
3.9
- Specialized
1
6.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Artillery comes from the Old French word artillerie, which is related to art meaning 'skill' or 'craft'. It first meant the large engines or tools of war, so today artillery often means the heavy guns themselves.