artillery

Noun
  1. Large but transportable armament (synset 102749370)
    is a type of: armament - weaponry used by military or naval force
    subtypes:
    • cannon - a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
    • field artillery, field gun - movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops)
    • four-pounder - an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds
    has: gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
    is a part of: battery - a collection of related things intended for use together
    same as: gun, heavy weapon, ordnance
  2. An army unit that uses big guns (synset 108406028)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
    subtypes: battery - group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
    same as: artillery unit
  3. A means of persuading or arguing (synset 107261592)
    "he used all his conversational weapons"
    is a type of: persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
    same as: weapon

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