heavy artillery
тяжёлая артиллерия
schwere Artillerie, schwere Geschütze, schweres Geschütz
Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distanceLarge and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.
» Make way for the heavy artillery.
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2 senses(uncountable)Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.
schwere Artillerie, schwere Geschütze
тяжёлая артилле́рияtjažólaja artillérija
(figuratively, uncountable)The most powerful means that can be used to carry out something.
schweres Geschütz
тяжёлая артилле́рияtjažólaja artillérija
Examples
3 sentencesTranslations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
(military) large and powerful artillery:
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By meaning 2
(military) large and powerful artillery:
(figurative) powerful means:
Synonyms
1 synonymsbig guns
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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