trọng pháo
Definition
- Noun:
- Heavy artillery; heavy gun: A large-caliber cannon or piece of artillery, such as a howitzer or heavy field gun, used for long-range bombardment with powerful shells.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trên đồi, quân địch đã bố trí nhiều khẩu trọng pháo. (On the hill, the enemy had deployed many heavy artillery pieces.)
- Tiếng trọng pháo nổ rền vang cả một vùng. (The sound of the heavy guns boomed, echoing across the entire area.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in military and historical contexts to distinguish large, powerful artillery from lighter field guns or infantry weapons.
Variants and Related Words
- Pháo (n): cannon, gun, artillery (a general term for artillery).
- Đại bác (n): cannon (common term for a large gun).
- Pháo binh (n): artillery (the branch of the military).
Synonyms
- Heavy artillery
- Heavy gun
- Howitzer (a specific type of heavy artillery)
Related Terms
- Pháo hạng nặng: A direct, descriptive synonym meaning "heavy-caliber gun/artillery."
- Hỏa lực mạnh: Strong firepower (a related concept, not a direct synonym for the weapon itself).