artillery

• اسم يشير إلى الأسلحة النارية الثقيلة ذات العيار الكبير مثل المدافع والهاوتزر وقاذفات الصواريخ، المستخدمة في العمليات العسكرية، أو إلى فرع من فروع الجيش يتولى تشغيل هذه الأسلحة وإدارتها؛ وقد يُستعمل مجازًا للإشارة إلى وسيلة إقناع أو حجة قوية.

A noun referring to large, powerful guns or missile launchers used in warfare, or the branch of an army that operates such weapons; it can also refer to a means of persuasion or argument.

غير معدود

1. Large firearmsB2formaltechnical

   Large, powerful guns that are moved and used on land, such as cannons, howitzers, and missile launchers.

   المدفعية

   • The army deployed heavy artillery to the front line.
   • Artillery shells rained down on the enemy positions.
   • Modern artillery can strike targets from many miles away.

   المرادفاتordnance

2. Military unitB2formal

   A branch or unit of an army that operates and manages such large guns.

   المدفعية

   • He served in the artillery during the war.
   • The artillery unit was ordered to provide covering fire.
   • The general commanded the artillery to advance.

   المرادفاتfield artillery

3. Persuasive argumentsC1informal

   A collection of facts, reasons, or arguments used to support a position or attack an opposing view.

   حجج دامغة

   • The lawyer brought out his heavy artillery of evidence.
   • She used all her rhetorical artillery to win the debate.
   • The politician's speech was full of emotional artillery.

   المرادفاتammunitionarsenal