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artillery
noun- guns US, 1822
- “Why all the artillery?” I asked him. — Mickey Spillane, I, The Jury, p. 34, 1947
- I told my cats to get their artillery. I sent Frenchy back with the car and I went for my pistol. — Hal Ellson, Duke, p. 165, 1949
- If you do that, we can stow these damn cannons and arm bands in a locker. Because it’s no fun having to eat with artillery on your hip and all. — Darryl Ponicsan, The Last Detail, p. 37, 1970
- Only there was no audience, just the guards and their artillery. — Red Rudensky, The Gonif, p. 13, 1970
- I ran downstairs and hid all the artillery again. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 109, 1975
- This cat was real serious about his artillery. — 48 Hours, 1982
- COP 1: What kind of artillery? SECRET 1: Perp’s brandishing a shotgun. — Mallrats, 1995
- in boxing, heavy blows US
- When he was ready to cut loose with his heavy artillery, Carter had no trouble scoring with sharp, hurting blows. — San Francisco Examiner, p. 28, 19 November 1954
- Rocky was tossing those artillery shells of his all night at Archie, who weathered them for nine rounds. — San Francisco Call-Bulletin, p. 12, 1 December 1956
- in other sports, something accomplished from a distance US
- Dodgers Use Long-Ball Artillery to Clip Bucs 3-0 (Headline) — San Francisco Chronicle, 11 August 1957
- St. Mary’s long range artillery, led by chief fire control officer LaRay Doss, shelled Santa Clara’s zone defense into ruins last night. — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 1H, 17 January 1958
- the equipment needed to inject a drug US, 1915
- A cabinet was filled with other “artillery”–the legal connotation addicts give shooting gadgets. — San Francisco News, p. 1, 5 December 1951
- — Charles Siragusa, The Trail of the Poppy, p. 223, 1966
- strict discipline; a greater power US
- But, before you bring in the heavy artillery, try a more gentle persuasion. — San Francisco Examiner, p. 6, 13 June 1954
- baked beans, or any food producing flatulence US, 1916
- — Vincent J. Monteleone, Criminal Slang, p. 12, 1949
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