artillery

artillery
noun
ADJECTIVE
field
heavy

The enemy has enough heavy artillery to win the war.

anti-aircraft
air-defence/air-defense
rocket
long-range
enemy
ARTILLERY + NOUN
attack, barrage, bombardment, fire, strike
system
piece, shell
ammunition, cannon, gun, projectile, rocket, weapon
round
battalion, battery, brigade, regiment, train, unit

The soldiers of the artillery train had panicked.

nuclear artillery units

commander, officer

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  • Artillery — Ar*til ler*y, n. [OE. artilrie, OF. artillerie, arteillerie, fr. LL. artillaria, artilleria, machines and apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of any kind which follow camps; F. artillerie great guns, ordnance; OF. artillier… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • artillery — [är til′ər ē] n. [ME < OFr artillerie < artillier (prob. altered by assoc. with arte, ART1) < atillier, to equip; dissimilated var. of atirier: see ATTIRE] 1. Archaic apparatus, as catapults or arbalests, for hurling heavy missiles 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • artillery — ► NOUN 1) large calibre guns used in warfare on land. 2) a branch of the armed forces trained to use artillery. ORIGIN Old French artillerie, from atillier equip, arm …   English terms dictionary

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  • artillery — (n.) late 14c., warlike munitions, from Anglo Fr. artillerie, O.Fr. artillerie (14c.), from artillier to provide with engines of war (13c.), which probably is from M.L. articulum art, skill, diminutive of L. ars (gen. artis) art. But some would… …   Etymology dictionary

  • artillery — ordnance, *armament, materiel, munitions, arms, ammunition …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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