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artillery

noun

är-ˈti-lə-rē

Definition of artillery

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large firearms (as cannons or rockets) during the brutal artillery attack families hid in their cellars

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Recent Examples of artillery Analysis also found a lead artillery case-shot ball near his neck, though officials have not determined a definitive cause of death. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Central Park became a battlefield with artillery smoke, marching troops, and cannon fire. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 Those roads and trails are often where vehicles become vulnerable to artillery, drones, mines, and small arms fire. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 On the side of the Marathas, ineffective artillery prevented their victory against Durrani’s allies. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for artillery

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Everything breaks, guns go off, an illusionist loses his clothes and jumps fully nude into the crowd — all within the first five minutes.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
As chief of acute care surgery, Firas Madbak sees firsthand the toll exacted by guns.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
International calls for greater restrictions on autonomous weapons systems come as negotiators prepare to meet in Geneva in November to strengthen the existing Convention on Conventional Weapons.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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