heavy artillery

Example Sentences

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The garden is still filled with the remnants of war: a Soviet fighter jet, helicopters, tanks, pieces of heavy artillery and military vehicles.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The culmination of a plan to bring heavy artillery down under resulted in this awesome and relentless assault on the Australia batting.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The excursion with his daughters was for his 59th birthday, as well as to celebrate his safe return from a humanitarian aid trip to Ukraine where he came under heavy artillery fire.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

The RSF, which has its roots in the feared militias that fought with the government in Darfur, is adept at ground fighting, while the army has depended largely on air strikes and heavy artillery.

From Reuters • May 22, 2023

The Current was quick, and she didn’t have the double gun decks and the heavy artillery of the Crux.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee