heavy artillery

English

Noun

heavy artillery (uncountable)

1. (military) Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.

   Coordinate terms: light artillery, medium artillery

2. (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.