heavy artillery

heavy artillery

English

Noun

heavy artillery (uncountable)

1. (military) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Coordinate terms: light artillery, medium artillery

2. (figuratively) The most powerful means that can be used to carry out something.

   Synonym: big guns

Translations

Translations

Armenian: ծանր հրետանի (hy) (canr hretani) Finnish: raskas tykistö French: artillerie lourde (fr) f

German: schwere Artillerie f Hungarian: nehéztüzérség (hu) Russian: тяжёлая артилле́рия f (tjažólaja artillérija)

(figurative) powerful means

Armenian: ծանր հրետանի (hy) (canr hretani) Finnish: raskaat aseet pl, raskas kalusto French: artillerie lourde (fr) f

German: schweres Geschütz n Hungarian: nehéztüzérség (hu) Russian: тяжёлая артилле́рия f (tjažólaja artillérija)

Further reading

• “heavy artillery” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
• “heavy artillery” in the Collins English Dictionary
• “heavy artillery” in thefreedictionary.com, Copyright 2010 Farlex, Inc.