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

This year's measure prioritizes domestic munitions production, which could result in more activity at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in Jefferson County. —Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2025

This came after an incident in Illinois where cell phone video showed federal agents standing several stories above protesters and shooting less-than-lethal munitions towards their heads and torsos. —Conor Wight, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

In January, Canadian national Xiao Guang Pan was charged with flying a drone over and photographing launch facilities and munitions bunkers at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. —Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025

The single-use loitering munitions are designed for autonomous flight and affordable mass deployment. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 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