Meaning & use
artillery
Large-caliber weapons, such as cannons, used to launch projectiles over long distances.
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The advancing troops came under heavy artillery fire from the hillside.
Museums display restored artillery pieces from the two world wars.
A note on using this word
Can refer to the weapons themselves or, collectively, to the branch of an army that operates them.
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