artillery
noun [U] /ɑːˈtɪl.ər.i/
/ɑːrˈtɪl.ɚ-/ Definition
› 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.GunsParts of armies and groups of servicemen
(Definition of artillery noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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