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artillery

[ahr-til-uh-ree] / ɑrˈtɪl ə ri /


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North Korea plans to deploy a new type of artillery along its southern border, state media said Friday, potentially putting Seoul within striking range as Pyongyang deepens its hostility towards South Korea.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The two companies will form a joint venture, which should be established during the second half of this year, focused on advanced cruise missiles and ballistic rocket artillery, Rheinmetall said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

An exercise to fire off a howitzer, an artillery weapon, was called off due to an extreme blizzard in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

We could hear the unfamiliar boom of artillery from far off and the odd, muted drift of voices from the high ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2000

The artillery horses threw their weight against their collars.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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