heavy artillery

English

Noun

heavy artillery (uncountable)

(military) Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.
Coordinate terms: light artillery, medium artillery
(figuratively) The most powerful means that can be used to carry out something.
Synonym: big guns

Translations

(military) large and powerful artillery

Armenian: ծանր հրետանի (hy) (canr hretani)
Finnish: raskas tykistö
French: artillerie lourde (fr) f
German: schwere Artillerie f, schwere Geschütze n pl
Hungarian: nehéztüzérség (hu)
Polish: ciężka artyleria f
Romanian: artilerie grea (ro) f
Russian: тяжёлая артилле́рия f (tjažólaja artillérija)
Swedish: tungt artilleri n

(figurative) powerful means

Armenian: ծանր հրետանի (hy) (canr hretani)
Danish: tungt skyts
Finnish: raskaat aseet pl, raskas kalusto
French: artillerie lourde (fr) f
German: schweres Geschütz n
Hungarian: nehéztüzérség (hu)
Polish: ciężka artyleria f
Russian: тяжёлая артилле́рия f (tjažólaja artillérija)
Swedish: tungt artilleri n

Further reading

“heavy artillery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“heavy artillery”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“heavy artillery” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

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