Artillery Fire

Definition: Artillery Fire

Artillery Fire

Noun

1. Fire delivered by artillery.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Artillery Fire

Crosswords: Artillery Fire

N.Y. 14th Heavy Artillery crossing Chesterfield bridge on the North Anna under a heavy artillery fire. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Town of Vaux, reduced by American artillery fire, 600 prisoners captured, Hill 204 on left. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Business

These include the Thunder 2000 multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS); the Hsiung-feng II all-weather anti-ship missiles; the Sky Bow II SAMs, long range multiple-target combat interdiction; Sky Sword II AAMs, which has a beyond-visual range and is capable of fire-and-forget; the vehicle-launched Sword I SAMs; artillery fire control systems, naval sonar systems, and electronic warfare systems. (references)

Children

Macedonia

Despite government cease-fires to permit their departure and ICRC-provided transport to safe points, some ethnic-Albanian parents elected to remain in their homes with their children in conflict areas during combat operations, and at least one child was killed by artillery fire as a result. (references)

Economic History

Lebanon

On April 18, Hizballah fired mortars at an Israeli military unit from a position near the UN compound at Qana, and the Israeli Army responded with artillery fire. (references)

Syria

In response to an attempted uprising by the brotherhood in February 1982, the government crushed the fundamentalist opposition centered in the city of Hama, leveling parts of the city with artillery fire and causing many thousands of dead and wounded. (references)

Human Rights

Sierra Leone

On February 15, Guinean artillery fire allegedly killed four civilians from one extended family in Sabuya. (references)

Sri Lanka

They also attempt to locate the source of incoming mortar fire before responding; however, inaccurate mortar and artillery fire killed civilians. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "artillery fire": artillery fire plan table. Additional references.

Arabic 

‏قذف مدفعي. (various references)

Finnish

tykistötuli. (various references)

Hungarian

tüzérségi tûz (gun fire). (various references)

Pig Latin

artilleryay irefay

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: fritillary, literarily.

-4 letters: artillery, fertilely, irreality.

-5 letters: falterer, farriery, featlier, filterer, flirtier, frillier, laetrile, literary, raillery, rarefier, ratifier, referral, refilter, retailer, retrally, terrella.

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