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单词 heavy artillery
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heavy artillery


heavy artillery

Important, successful, or influential people. After failing to convince the IT department that implementing new network security controls would be in everyone's best interest, Mike felt it was time to bring in the heavy artillery, so he called a company meeting with the executive board.See also: artillery, heavy

heavy artillery

n. powerful or persuasive persons or things. (The same as big gun.) Finally, the mayor brought out the heavy artillery and quieted things down. See also: artillery, heavy

Heavy Artillery


heavy artillery

[′hev·ē är′til·ə·rē] (ordnance) Artillery other than antiaircraft artillery; consists of howitzers and longer-barreled cannon not classified as medium artillery.

Heavy Artillery

 

a type of field artillery used in various armies, including the Red Army, in the first half of the 20th century. Heavy artillery was used to destroy field structures and targets under cover. The category included howitzers, cannon, and mortars in calibers of 105 to 155 mm. In modern armies there is no longer any distinction made between light and heavy artillery.

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