artillery

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There are many cases of civilians being killed by artillery shells or friendly fire by naval guns.

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large but transportable armament

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of artillery gathered in one view.

noun

large but transportable armament

noun

an army unit that uses big guns

noun

a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for artillery.

noun

large but transportable armament

noun

an army unit that uses big guns

noun

a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"

Example sentences

There are many cases of civilians being killed by artillery shells or friendly fire by naval guns.

* Gunfire/artillery support to suppress the defenders prior to the assault wave.

For instance, a jeep which had been left virtually untouched by the much more powerful Encore device was completely torn apart by the artillery blast, and thrown a distance of about 500 feet.

We get financial, legal and marketing "artillery" in the form of a corporate structure which is dedicated to the success of the project without distorting it.

The best estimate is that North Korea could begin firing around 10,000 artillery shells per minute into densely populated suburbs areas around Seoul on a moment's notice.

Even if through some masterful and historic level of effort we managed to shut down those artillery bombardments or evacuate the targeted areas in a mere half an hour that still leaves hundreds of thousands of civilians dead and huge numbers of homes and businesses destroyed.