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

While the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution put an end to the legal dumping of unused explosive munitions in the sea, these relics now provide a rich area of study for marine biologists, offering a real-world look at how animals adapt to habitat disturbances. —New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025

Potential operational roles span from logistics and transport to ISR missions, extending to naval munitions deployment, all conducted without direct human oversight onboard the vessels. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025

The perpetrators of ideologically motivated attacks have been known to tie their crimes to messages in the past, but the use of munitions themselves to convey such words appears to have been far rarer. —Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025

South Korea has emerged as a major supplier of military equipment and munitions to NATO members. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 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