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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 2023, ships plying the Caspian carried more than 300,000 artillery shells and a million rounds of ammunition from Iran to Russia, according to documents viewed by the Journal at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Saigon, under sporadic artillery shelling and surrounded by the Communists, was in complete chaos.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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