All heavy artillery synonyms
heav·y ar·til·ler·y
H h noun heavy artillery
- ordnance — cannon or artillery.
- howitzer — a cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used especially for firing shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench.
- mortar — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- big bertha — any of three large German guns of World War I used to bombard Paris
- long tom — a towed 155mm field cannon produced by the U.S. throughout World War II.