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ordnance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | artillery, gun, heavy weapon |
| Type of | armament |
| Has types | field gun, four-pounder, cannon, field artillery |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | munition, ordnance store |
| Type of | armament |
Examples of ordnance
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One of Ghazni's giant minarets with old Soviet military ordnance surrounding it.
From the guardian.co.uk
He has defused land mines and other unexploded ordnance, and AK 47s, on display.
From the edition.cnn.com
McCarthy realized that Hurricane Sandy might have uncovered unexploded ordnance.
From the nytimes.com
Most of the ordnance was aimed at targets inside Col. Muammar Gaddafi's compound.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
Other items on the prohibited list include unexploded ordnance and human remains.
From the al.com
After testing various metals, ordnance researchers settled on depleted uranium.
From the en.wikipedia.org
With that amount of ordnance, at least one other house was in the blast radius.
From the en.wikipedia.org
According to an ordnance team, it held at least 100 pounds of high explosives.
From the freep.com
The soldiers had taken cover and called for a tank and an explosive ordnance team.
From the theatlantic.com
- Munition: military supplies
- Artillery: large but transportable armament
- Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition; artillery
- Military materiel such as combat weapons of all kinds with ammunition and equipment required for their use. ...
- The branch of an army that procures, stores and issues weapons, munitions and combat vehicles and maintains arsenals for their development and testing.
- British term for the complete barrel assembly, typically comprising firing mechanism, breech, barrel and muzzle brake.
- Weapons and related supplies; ordnance is also the name of the branch of the army responsible for weapons and related supplies.
- The general term for the great guns used for military purposes requiring carriages or mountings. *
- Pyrotecnic or explosive devices.
