artillery
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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
Moscow has used the Caspian to bring in large quantities of Iranian artillery shells and other ammunition to resupply troops on the front lines, the Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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
"It appears that there is controversy recently over US forces in Korea shipping some weapons, such as artillery batteries and air defence weapons, out of the country," he said in a cabinet meeting.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Hooker faced Lee across the river, and he had under his command 134,000 men and twice as many artillery pieces.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing artillery
A Long Walk to Water
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The Things They Carried
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World War I
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