cannonry
/ˈkænənri/
noun
- Large guns or artillery, especially when used as a group or in a military context.
- During the battle, the enemy's cannonry could be heard for miles.
- The museum displayed a collection of historic cannonry from the 18th century.
- The old fort was equipped with heavy cannonry to defend the harbor.
- The firing or use of cannons; artillery fire.
- The thunderous cannonry shook the ground and rattled windows in the village.
- Historians studied the records of cannonry during the siege to understand the battle's intensity.
- The soldiers advanced under the cover of constant cannonry.