Artillery and Gunpowder

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Artillery noun - Large firearms (as cannon or rockets).

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Gunpowder and artillery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gunpowder" instead a noun "Artillery".

Nearby Word: artillerist

Gunpowder noun - A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks.

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Artillery and gunpowder are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artillery" instead a noun "Gunpowder".

All gunpowder and artillery units need coal and iron to fire their weapons.

Source: Video Game / Cossacks European Wars
The Apt also have oddly limited mastery in gunpowder technology - they haven't been able to make guns that a person can carry, but they can use it for artillery and vehicle weapons.

Source: Literature / Shadows of the Apt
Do you have gunpowder, ammunition, small arms, artillery, and the panoply of modern war churning out of your Arsenal of Whatever-ocracy?

Source: Video Game / Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun

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