heavy artillery

noun

Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.

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big guns
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Meanings

nounheavy artillery (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentLarge and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.
  2. figurativelyuncountableThe most powerful means that can be used to carry out something.

    Synonyms: big guns

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe most powerful means that can be used to carry out something.

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big guns

Translations

Danish tungt skyts
  • tungt skyts(figurative) powerful means
Finnish raskas tykistö, raskaat aseet
  • raskas tykistö(military) large and powerful artillery
  • raskaat aseet(figurative) powerful means
  • raskas kalusto(figurative) powerful means
French artillerie lourde, artillerie lourde
  • artillerie lourde(military) large and powerful artillery
  • artillerie lourde(figurative) powerful means
German schwere Artillerie, schwere Geschütze
  • schwere Artillerie(military) large and powerful artillery
  • schwere Geschütze(military) large and powerful artillery
  • schweres Geschütz(figurative) powerful means
Hungarian nehéztüzérség, nehéztüzérség
  • nehéztüzérség(military) large and powerful artillery
  • nehéztüzérség(figurative) powerful means
Italian pezzi forti
  • pezzi forti(figurative) powerful means
Polish ciężka artyleria, ciężka artyleria
  • ciężka artyleria(military) large and powerful artillery
  • ciężka artyleria(figurative) powerful means
Romanian artilerie grea
  • artilerie grea(military) large and powerful artillery
Russian тяжёлая артилле́рия, тяжёлая артилле́рия
  • тяжёлая артилле́рия (tjažólaja artillérija)(military) large and powerful artillery
  • тяжёлая артилле́рия (tjažólaja artillérija)(figurative) powerful means
Spanish artillería pesada
  • artillería pesada(military) large and powerful artillery
Swedish tungt artilleri, tungt artilleri
  • tungt artilleri(military) large and powerful artillery
  • tungt artilleri(figurative) powerful means
Cite this entry
APA

heavy artillery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20artillery

MLA

“heavy artillery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20artillery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heavy artillery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20artillery.

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