munition

noun

mu·​ni·​tion myu̇-ˈni-shən 

1

archaic : rampart, defense

2

: armament, ammunition

munition transitive verb

Examples of munition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two system variants were displayed at the parade, underscoring its versatility and compatibility with multiple munition types. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025

Australia is ramping up production of critical munitions to meet a key logistics vulnerability and provide additional capacity. —Chris Coons, Time, 3 Sep. 2025

Israel has collaborated militarily with India for decades now and supplied it with significant numbers of drones, including substantial quantities of all the surveillance models—Hermes, Herons, and Searchers—mentioned above, and the one-way Harop loitering munitions. —Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Footage that emerged overnight purportedly showed demonstrators burning a flag before law enforcement fired munitions to disperse a crowd that gathered outside the ICE field office. —Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin munition-, munitio, from munire to fortify, from moenia walls; akin to Latin murus wall and perhaps to Sanskrit minoti he builds, fastens

First Known Use

1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for munition

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

munition

noun

mu·​ni·​tion myu̇-ˈnish-ənz 

: armament sense 2, ammunition