Synonyms for artillery

Most common

gun · cannon · ordnance · weapon

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.

Related words

Word family

artillerist artilleryman artillerywoman

Phrases

artillery loop artillery plant artillery wheel artillery fern artillery fungus artillery mold field artillery

Forms

Plural

artilleries → ordnances, cannons, guns, weapons…

Example sentences

• gun My brother was threatened by someone waving a gun.
• cannon That battalion over there? It's just cannon fodder.
• ordnance Unexploded ordnance is found every year in Europe.
• weapon Moral leadership is more powerful than any weapon.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gun¹

6 letters

weapon², cannon²

8 letters

ordnance²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (weapon² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

artillerie