Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun artillery

3 senses of artillery

Sense 1
artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance -- (large but transportable armament)
       => armament -- (weaponry used by military or naval force)

Sense 2
artillery, artillery unit -- (an army unit that uses big guns)
       => army unit -- (a military unit that is part of an army)

Sense 3
weapon, artillery -- (a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons")
       => persuasion, suasion -- (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)