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artillery

[ahr-til-uh-ree] / ɑrˈtɪl ə ri /


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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

The frequently drawn parallel is to North Korea’s conventional artillery massed in range of greater Seoul’s 26 million people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In a Sunday report by state media, North Korea said the drill featured a dozen 600 mm, “ultra-precision” rocket launchers and two artillery companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The footage showed sailors standing at attention on deck, or dropping artillery shells into guns, or horsing around on a beach, waving to the folks back home.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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