artillerynoun [ U ]
uk/ɑːˈtɪl.ər.i/us/ɑːrˈtɪl.ɚ.i/very large guns that are moved on wheels or metal tracks, or the part of the army that uses these:
Naval gunfire and ground-based artillery are generally less accurate than many aircraft-borne weapons.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Guns
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- charge
- cock
- crossfire
- go off
- gunsmith
- kick
- machine gun
- ordnance
- point-blank
- potshot
- shoot
- shooter
- shooting gallery
- shot
- sniper
- snub-nosed
- Taser
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