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ordnance

(ɔːʳdnəns)

uncountable noun

Ordnance refers to military supplies, especially weapons.

[formal]

...a team clearing an area littered with unexploded ordnance.

...the Royal Ordnance factory at Chorley.

Synonyms: weapons, arms, guns, artillery More Synonyms of ordnance

ordnance in British English

(ˈɔːdnəns)

noun

cannon or artillery

military supplies; munitions

3. the ordnance

Word origin

C14: variant of ordinance

ordnance in American English

(ˈɔrdnəns)

noun

cannon or artillery

all military weapons together with ammunition, combat vehicles, etc. and the equipment and supplies used in servicing these

a military branch or unit that orders, stores, and supplies ordnance

Word origin

contr. < ordinance, in restricted meaning

Examples of 'ordnance' in a sentence
ordnance

The deck was bathed in the usual nighttime red light and showed mechanics and ordnance men doing last-minute checks and preparation.

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ordnance

British English: ordnance NOUN

Ordnance refers to military supplies, especially weapons.

...a team clearing an area littered with unexploded ordnance.

American English: ordnance
Brazilian Portuguese: artilharia
Chinese: 军需品
European Spanish: artillería
French: artillerie
German: Waffen und Munition
Italian: sussistenza
Japanese: 武器
Korean: 군수품
European Portuguese: artilharia
Latin American Spanish: artillería

(noun) in the sense of weapons

Definition

weapons and other military supplies

a team clearing an area littered with unexploded ordnance

Synonyms

weapons

arms

guns

artillery

the sound of artillery fire

cannon

firearms

weaponry

big guns

armaments

munitions

materiel

instruments of war

Additional synonyms

in the sense of artillery

Definition

large-calibre guns

the sound of artillery fire

Synonyms

big guns,

battery,

cannon,

ordnance,

gunnery,

cannonry

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ordnance

ordinance
ordinarily
ordinary
ordnance
organ
organic
organism

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ordnance

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单词	ordnance
释义	Trends of ordnance View usage for: ordnance (ɔːʳdnəns) uncountable noun Ordnance refers to military supplies, especially weapons. [formal] ...a team clearing an area littered with unexploded ordnance. ...the Royal Ordnance factory at Chorley. Synonyms: weapons, arms, guns, artillery More Synonyms of ordnance ordnance in British English (ˈɔːdnəns) noun 1. cannon or artillery 2. military supplies; munitions 3. the ordnance Word origin C14: variant of ordinance ordnance in American English (ˈɔrdnəns) noun 1. cannon or artillery 2. all military weapons together with ammunition, combat vehicles, etc. and the equipment and supplies used in servicing these 3. a military branch or unit that orders, stores, and supplies ordnance Word origin contr. < ordinance, in restricted meaning Examples of 'ordnance' in a sentence ordnance The deck was bathed in the usual nighttime red light and showed mechanics and ordnance men doing last-minute checks and preparation. James W. Huston BALANCE OF POWER (1998) In other languages ordnance British English: ordnance NOUN Ordnance refers to military supplies, especially weapons. ...a team clearing an area littered with unexploded ordnance. American English: ordnance Brazilian Portuguese: artilharia Chinese: 军需品 European Spanish: artillería French: artillerie German: Waffen und Munition Italian: sussistenza Japanese: 武器 Korean: 군수품 European Portuguese: artilharia Latin American Spanish: artillería (noun) in the sense of weapons Definition weapons and other military supplies a team clearing an area littered with unexploded ordnance Synonyms weapons arms guns artillery the sound of artillery fire cannon firearms weaponry big guns armaments munitions materiel instruments of war Additional synonyms in the sense of artillery Definition large-calibre guns the sound of artillery fire Synonyms big guns, battery, cannon, ordnance, gunnery, cannonry Nearby words of ordnance ordinance ordinarily ordinary ordnance organ organic organism Synonyms of 'ordnance' ordnance Explore 'ordnance' in the dictionary
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