[
UK
/ɑːtˈɪləɹi/
]
[ US /ɑɹˈtɪɫɝi/ ]
[ US /ɑɹˈtɪɫɝi/ ]
NOUN
- large but transportable armament
- an army unit that uses big guns
-
a means of persuading or arguing
he used all his conversational weapons
How To Use artillery In A Sentence
- Afghans say the mound where the Americans have made a base was once used by Alexander the Great, who defeated the local tribes of Afghanistan in the 4th century B.C. Since their arrival in April, the members of the 10th Mountain Division, 3rd Brigade, 25th Artillery, have been working to win over the local population rather than subjugate it. Making inroads in Afghanistan
- Our militia fired off volley after volley from anti - aircraft artillery.
- Nemours showed him at once what use to make of the army under his orders, and having enfiladed his National Guard battalions, and placed his artillery in echelons, he formed his cavalry into hollow squares on the right and left of his line, flinging out a cloud of howitzers to fall back upon the main column. Burlesques
- In terms of its careful emphasis on surprise, artillery concentration, and methodical planning, Amiens pointed the way ahead to Alamein.
- Those with a hearty appetite for the whiz of bullets, the bang of artillery, dying declarations, famous last words, and eyewitness accounts of the face of battle will not be disappointed.
- The land forces are organised into British, Austrian and French divisions, all of which contain recreations of the original infantry, cavalry and artillery regiments that fought during the Napoleonic wars.
- Other reporting from the field indicates the use of a combined-arms offensive - employing ground maneuver forces, artillery and aircraft - to effectuate the assault on Samarra.
- Scabbards, broken arms, artillery horses, wrecks of gun carriages, and bloody garments strewed the scene.
- Panzer Elite Sector Artillery costs 3 command points instead of 4.
- The artillery gave us covering fire, ie shot to protect us.