Synonyms for artillery
ɑrˈtɪl ə riar·tille·ry

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1. artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnancenoun

   large but transportable armament

   Synonyms:
   hitman, hit man, gunslinger, munition, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, weapon, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gun, gunman, hired gun, ordnance store, accelerator, artillery unit, grease-gun, triggerman, torpedo

2. artillery, artillery unitnoun

   an army unit that uses big guns

   Synonyms:
   heavy weapon, ordnance, artillery unit, weapon, gun

3. weapon, artillerynoun

   a means of persuading or arguing

   "he used all his conversational weapons"

   Synonyms:
   gun, ordnance, weapon, heavy weapon, artillery unit, arm, weapon system

Matched Categories

1. • Armament
   • Army Unit
   • Military
   • Persuasion

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. artillerynoun

   Synonyms:
   ordnance, cannon, enginery, great guns

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1. List of paraphrases for "artillery":

   'artillerie, gunnery, 155, gun, cannon, mm, gunfire, ordnance, malabanan

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1. James Mattis:

   I come to you in peace. I did not bring artillery, but I am pleading with you, with tears in my eyes; if you f*** with me, I will kill you all.

2. Evgeny Leshan:

   I remember the Russian military (from its) regular artillery and mortar attacks, including on civilian infrastructure and civilian homes.

3. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:

   We have to unlock the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine, it is important for us to expand our cooperation in artillery, we have to achieve the supply of aircraft to Ukraine.

4. Honore de Balzac:

   This coffee plunges into the stomach...the mind is aroused, and ideas pour forth like the battalions of the Grand Army on the field of battle.... Memories charge at full gallop...the light cavalry of comparisons deploys itself magnificently; the artillery of logic hurry in with their train of ammunition; flashes of wit pop up like sharp-shooters.

5. Mark Milley:

   Wars are the outcomes of battles and wars are the function of many, many variables, and in this case, you would have to make sure that your tanks are used in combined arms with mechanized infantry, artillery, all of that is synchronized with dismounted forces, etc. So there is no silver bullet in this case, but I do think the M1 tank when it’s delivered and it reaches its operational capability that it will be very effective on the battlefield.