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artillery

[ahr-til-uh-ree] / ɑrˈtɪl ə ri /


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Israel's famed Iron Dome system is the third tier and was originally designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

During the first weeks of Russia’s Starlink outage, Ukraine was able to push the Russians back from the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, the regional capital, sparing the city from assaults from most artillery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

In a Sunday report by state media, North Korea said the drill featured a dozen 600 mm, “ultra-precision” rocket launchers and two artillery companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

"It appears that there is controversy recently ⁠over US forces in Korea shipping some weapons, such as artillery batteries and air defence weapons, out of the country," he said in a cabinet meeting.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Moment ago there had been men moving all along the crest, men sitting and wandering and riding horses, artillery moving here and there, a wagon, a caisson.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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