Artillery and Shot

Artillery

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

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

Nearby Word: artillerist

Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

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Artillery and shot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artillery" instead a noun "Shot".

good	good artillery	good shot
special	special artillery	special shot
best	best artillery	best shot
long	long artillery	long shot
Other adjectives: normal, direct, regular, standard, accurate, powerful, actual, real, big, medium, aerial.

A small group of artillery deployed just out of retaliation range of a landing zone will destroy any arriving force not comprised of heavy vehicles before they get a single shot off.

Source: Video Game / Empire at War
Only artillery is effective against the machines, but the guns rarely got a first shot, let alone a second.

Source: Redshirt Army
Nuclear submarines are anti-ground artillery but they too die very quickly if shot at.

Source: Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors

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