artillery
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Spotters who call in artillery strikes are no longer needed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
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
"He just sits near an air defence artillery gun, silent and motionless, as if he's also on duty," the brigade says.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
After its Washingtonian adventure, Miller’s artillery battery was sent to Louisiana, where Miller fought in the Battle of New Orleans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
All along the Western Front, German armies worked at strengthening their positions, digging elaborate systems of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements and by batteries of machine guns and artillery.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing artillery
A Long Walk to Water
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World War I
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