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
Unit commander Oleksandr said Ukraine's armed forces "very much rely" on heavy artillery, including the Polish-made Krab gun and the U.S.-made M109 self-propelled howitzer.
From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2023
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 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
