heavy artillery
noun
: a more powerful version of something
His first argument didn't work, so he changed his approach and brought out the heavy artillery.
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Marcus is a gambling addict who keeps heavy artillery in his trunk.
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Brian Grubb, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Similar to Ukraine, India is standardizing its heavy artillery to 155mm, the round size used by most Western countries.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The aim of the offensive was probably to stretch an already critical Ukrainian defensive line and possibly bring Kharkiv, home to some 1.5 million people, into the range of heavy artillery, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
That lesson was first learned with handheld antitank and antiaircraft weapons, which were supplied in small quantities in January 2022; then with U.S. heavy artillery, beginning in April 2022; then with medium-range rocket systems, first sent in June 2022; and finally, with main battle tanks.
—Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2023
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Brian Grubb, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Similar to Ukraine, India is standardizing its heavy artillery to 155mm, the round size used by most Western countries.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The aim of the offensive was probably to stretch an already critical Ukrainian defensive line and possibly bring Kharkiv, home to some 1.5 million people, into the range of heavy artillery, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
That lesson was first learned with handheld antitank and antiaircraft weapons, which were supplied in small quantities in January 2022; then with U.S. heavy artillery, beginning in April 2022; then with medium-range rocket systems, first sent in June 2022; and finally, with main battle tanks.
—Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2023
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“Heavy artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20artillery. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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