Synonyms of artillery

artillery

noun

är-ˈti-lə-rē 

as in guns

large firearms (as cannons or rockets)

during the brutal artillery attack families hid in their cellars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guns
• weapons
• ordnance
• weaponry
• munitions
• ammunition
• armament
• arms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of artillery

Since then, Thailand has hit several targets in Cambodia with the use of an F-16 fighter jet, and artillery and rocket fire has killed dozens in Thailand in response since last Thursday. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 July 2025

Soldiers marshalled traffic on a rural road along which artillery guns were being loaded and fired in succession, emitting orange flashes followed by loud explosions and grey smoke. —Shoon Naing, USA Today, 25 July 2025

The clashes — which involve artillery fire and Thailand mobilizing an F-16 fighter jet — come after Thailand recalled its ambassador to Phnom Penh on Wednesday and expelled Cambodia's envoy in Bangkok. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 July 2025

Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on Thursday as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing at least 11 civilians, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025