artillery

[US]/ɑːˈtɪləri/
[UK]/ɑːrˈtɪləri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kanoner, store kanoner, artilleri-trupper
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

heavy artillery

hårvåpen

artillery fire

våpenbrann

field artillery

feltvåpen

artillery unit

våpenenhet

Example Sentences

The artillery fired shells at the enemy.

Artilleriet skjøt kanonkuler mot fienden.

The artillery unit was deployed to the front lines.

Artilleriunderenheten ble satt i kamp på frontlinjen.

The artillery barrage shook the ground.

Artilleribombingen rystet jorden.

The artillery piece was carefully maintained.

Artilleriet ble nøye vedlikeholdt.

The artillery battery conducted a live-fire exercise.

Artilleribatteriet utførte en live-skuddøvelse.

The artillery shell exploded with a deafening noise.

Artillerikullet eksploderte med et døvende lyd.

The artillery fire provided cover for the infantry advance.

Artillerifiren ga dekkelse for infanteriets fremstøt.

The artillery gunner aimed carefully at the target.

Artilleriskytteren rettet forsiktig mot målet.

The artillery officer called in coordinates for the strike.

Artillerioffiseren ringte inn koordinater for angrepet.

The artillery round impacted the enemy position.

Artillerikullet traff fiendens stilling.

Real-world Examples

The prosecution will blast him with their heaviest artillery.

Anklagerne vil beskytte ham med deres tyngste artilleri.

Source: Prosecution witness

But the regime has new tanks. It has new artillery.

Men regimeet har nye tankene. Det har nytt artilleri.

Source: NPR News March 2016 Collection

America, Britain and Canada all promised to supply heavy artillery.

USA, Storbritannia og Canada lovet alle å levere tyngre artilleri.

Source: The Economist - Weekly News Highlights

Machines such as trebuchets were the heavy artillery of the pre-gunpowder era.

Maskiner som trebucheter var det tyngste artilleriet i tiden før gunpowder.

Source: A Concise History of Britain (Bilingual Selection)

Insurgents and government forces blasted heavy artillery in other parts of Idlib province as well.

Oppstandere og statlige styrker brøt ut tyngre artilleri i andre deler av provinsen Idlib også.

Source: PBS English News

It will require the Ukrainian army to withdraw its artillery out of range of region's major cities.

Det vil kreve at den ukrainske hæren trekker tilbake sitt artilleri utenfor rekkevidde av regionens hovedstader.

Source: NPR News September 2014 Compilation

Modern artillery made the fort no longer useful.

Moderne artilleri gjorde fester ikke lenger nyttige.

Source: National Parks of the United States

We're in artillery range from the west.

Vi er i artillerirekkevidde fra vest.

Source: Dunkirk Selection

That's Iraqi forces firing artillery toward Tikrit.

Det er irakiske styrker som skyter artilleri mot Tikrit.

Source: NPR News March 2015 Compilation

He is the son of a captain of artillery.

Han er sønn av en artillerikaptein.

Source: Education of Love

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