heavy artillery
Americannoun
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guns and howitzers of large caliber.
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guns and howitzers of 155-millimeters caliber and larger.
Example Sentences
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The garden is still filled with the remnants of war: a Soviet fighter jet, helicopters, tanks, pieces of heavy artillery and military vehicles.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
The culmination of a plan to bring heavy artillery down under resulted in this awesome and relentless assault on the Australia batting.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Unit commander Oleksandr said Ukraine's armed forces "very much rely" on heavy artillery, including the Polish-made Krab gun and the U.S.-made M109 self-propelled howitzer.
From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2023
Army later adopted it as its standard field heavy artillery piece.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023
But the advancing Germans, backed by heavy artillery, could not be stopped.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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