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artillery

[ahr-til-uh-ree] / ɑrˈtɪl ə ri /


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Worms is a turn-based artillery game where players control a team of invertebrates who use a variety of creative ways to destroy their opponents.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

However, the Chinese embassy said in its statement that it is "virtually impossible" for an illegal military-grade artillery shell to be smuggled out of China to Papua New Guinea.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

He trained as an artillery specialist in World War I and in World War II, he supervised the creation of patriotic films, including the “Why We Fight” series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

In World War I, all sides dug in to escape artillery barrages, while the British Army formed units of miners, nicknamed the Moles, to tunnel to German trenches and plant explosives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The artillery horses threw their weight against their collars.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes


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