artillery

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

Translation

n. kanoner, stora kanoner, artilleritrupper
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

heavy artillery

tungt artilleri

artillery fire

artillerield

field artillery

fältartilleri

artillery unit

artilleriteam

Example Sentences

The artillery fired shells at the enemy.

Artilleriet avfyrade skaller mot fienden.

The artillery unit was deployed to the front lines.

Artilleriteamet sattes in vid frontlinjerna.

The artillery barrage shook the ground.

Artilleribeskjutningen skakade marken.

The artillery piece was carefully maintained.

Artillerikanonen underhölls noggrant.

The artillery battery conducted a live-fire exercise.

Artilleribataljonen genomförde en övning med eldöppning.

The artillery shell exploded with a deafening noise.

Artilleriskallen exploderade med ett öronbedövande ljud.

The artillery fire provided cover for the infantry advance.

Artillerieldet gav skydd för infanteriets framryckning.

The artillery gunner aimed carefully at the target.

Artilleriet skytten siktade noggrant mot målet.

The artillery officer called in coordinates for the strike.

Artilleriofficeren anropade koordinater för attacken.

The artillery round impacted the enemy position.

Artillerigranaten träffade fiendens position.

Real-world Examples

The prosecution will blast him with their heaviest artillery.

Åklagaren kommer att attackera honom med sin tyngsta artilleri.

Source: Prosecution witness

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

Men regimen har nya stridsvagnar. Det har nytt artilleri.

Source: NPR News March 2016 Collection

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

Amerika, Storbritannien och Kanada lovade alla att leverera tungt artilleri.

Source: The Economist - Weekly News Highlights

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

Maskiner som trefaldiga var det tunga artilleriet under den förpulveriserande eran.

Source: A Concise History of Britain (Bilingual Selection)

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

Upprorsmän och regeringsstyrkor attackerade tungt artilleri i andra delar av Idlib-provinsen också.

Source: PBS English News

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

Det kommer att kräva att den ukrainska armén drar tillbaka sitt artilleri utom räckhåll för regionens största städer.

Source: NPR News September 2014 Compilation

Modern artillery made the fort no longer useful.

Modernt artilleri gjorde att fortet inte längre var användbart.

Source: National Parks of the United States

We're in artillery range from the west.

Vi är inom artilleriräckhåll från väst.

Source: Dunkirk Selection

That's Iraqi forces firing artillery toward Tikrit.

Det är irakiska styrkor som avfyrar artilleri mot Tikrit.

Source: NPR News March 2015 Compilation

He is the son of a captain of artillery.

Han är son till en artillerikapten.

Source: Education of Love

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