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/ɑːˈtɪləɹi/ · noun
Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery..
And Ionathan gaue his artillery vnto his ladde, and said vnto him, Goe, cary them to the citie.
The old walls […] were surely strong enough to keep out men without battering-rams, balistas, or artillery of any kind. [Footnote] Artillery is here used in its old English meaning for any kind of warlike engine. Cf. I Sam. XX. 40.
Use artillery when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Artillery means Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery..
Common synonyms include ordnance, gun, weapon, heavy weapon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And Ionathan gaue his artillery vnto his ladde, and said vnto him, Goe, cary them to the citie.
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