artillery
/ɑːˈtɪləri/noun
उच्चारण आर्टिलरी
तोपख़ाना
Core word
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[U]
large, heavy guns which are often moved on wheels; the part of the army that uses these
तोपख़ाना
- heavy artillery
- The museum keeps an old artillery gun outside its main gate.
- Artillery shells landed near the border post.
+ 2 more examples
- The army moved its artillery to the hills.
- He served in the artillery for twenty years.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
artillery (uncountable) + singular verb
Artillery is uncountable and takes a singular verb; it names big guns or the army unit that uses them, with no plural form.
'Artillery' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है; यह बड़ी तोपों या उन्हें चलाने वाली सैन्य इकाई का नाम है, इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- The artillery was moved to the border at night.
- Heavy artillery shook the valley.
artillery + noun / in the artillery
It is used before nouns such as fire, shell and regiment, and with in for a soldier's unit.
यह fire, shell और regiment जैसे nouns से पहले आता है, और सैनिक की इकाई के लिए 'in' के साथ।
- Artillery fire destroyed the bridge.
- His grandfather served in the artillery.
artillery vs infantry vs cavalry
Artillery is the unit with big guns, infantry is the foot soldiers, and cavalry fights on horseback; all three are collective nouns.
Artillery बड़ी तोपों वाली इकाई है, infantry पैदल सैनिक हैं, और cavalry घुड़सवार सेना है; तीनों collective nouns हैं।
- The infantry advanced while the artillery fired from behind.
- The cavalry charged after the artillery had cleared the way.
artillery + fire / barrage
Artillery fire and an artillery barrage describe heavy shelling over time; use the verb open up, as in artillery opened up at dawn.
Artillery fire और artillery barrage लंबे समय तक भारी गोलाबारी बताते हैं; 'open up' क्रिया का प्रयोग होता है, जैसे artillery opened up at dawn.
- The artillery opened up at dawn and the valley shook.
- A heavy artillery barrage lasted for six hours.
+Collocations 4
adjective + artillery
heavyfieldlightlong-rangemounted
- Heavy artillery was brought up the hill with great effort.
verb + artillery
firedeploymovebring updestroy
- The army deployed artillery along the border.
artillery + noun
fireshellregimentofficergun
- An artillery regiment joined the Republic Day parade.
artillery + preposition
artillery from the hillartillery against the fortartillery along the borderartillery at dawn
- Artillery along the border was moved to higher ground.
“More examples 7
- The enemy artillery fired for three hours before dawn.
शत्रु की तोपों ने भोर से पहले तीन घंटे तक गोले दागे।
- Radhika's uncle is an officer in the artillery.
राधिका के चाचा तोपख़ाने में अधिकारी हैं।
- The fort walls were damaged by artillery in the battle.
युद्ध में तोपख़ाने से क़िले की दीवारें क्षतिग्रस्त हो गईं।
- Babur used artillery in the First Battle of Panipat.
बाबर ने पानीपत की पहली लड़ाई में तोपख़ाने का प्रयोग किया।
- The artillery has been placed on the hill behind the village.
तोपख़ाना गाँव के पीछे की पहाड़ी पर लगा दिया गया है।
- The museum has an old artillery gun from the British period.
संग्रहालय में ब्रिटिश काल की एक पुरानी तोप है।
- Radhika read how artillery changed warfare after the sixteenth century.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि सोलहवीं शताब्दी के बाद तोपख़ाने ने युद्ध को कैसे बदल दिया।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: artillery is uncountable.
प्रयोग में artillery uncountable है।