munition

noun mu·ni·tion \ myu̇-ˈni-shən \

|Updated on: 7 Jul 2018

Definition of munition

1 archaic : rampart, defense

2 : armament, ammunition

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munition

transitive verb

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Recent Examples of munition from the Web

On Wednesday evening, January 11, six days before the launch, the munitions squadron received orders to assemble several hundred bombs.

— william langewiesche, The Atlantic, "An Extraordinarily Expensive Way to Fight ISIS," 21 June 2018
These images revealed what were identified as active chemical munitions bunkers and areas where earth had been graded and moved to hide evidence of chemical production.

— melinda laituri, Scientific American, "Should We Always Trust What We See in Satellite Images?," 4 June 2018
Israel responded with strategic precision, targeting munitions, storage warehouses, logistics, headquarters and intel systems of Iran within its proxy Syria.

— Fox News, "Senator Lindsey Graham on Trump's foreign policy pushes," 12 May 2018
The bombs use a variety of sensors to home in on a target, allowing aircraft to drop one munition rather than carpet-bombing an area to hit a target.

— ryan randazzo, azcentral, "Raytheon's $550 million expansion in Tucson allows for cutting-edge missile testing," 11 May 2018
Kamehameha had help in his quest to defeat his enemies, thanks to munitions from Europeans.

— catharine hamm, latimes.com, "A secluded historic temple on windward Oahu holds clues to a rich culture and history," 16 Apr. 2018
More than 70 years after the war, munitions from that conflict still turn up during construction work in Germany.

— Washington Post, "World Digest: April 8, 2018," 8 Apr. 2018
Russia’s base, called Hmeimim, has been subjected to rebel artillery fire, and was targeted by munition-carrying drones on New Year’s Eve that killed two pilots and destroyed several planes, two people with information of the incident say.

— thomas grove, WSJ, "Russian Transport Plane Crashes in Syria, Killing 32," 6 Mar. 2018
Both are munitions that release tremendous amount of energy when the chemicals inside of them explode.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "How the Military Will Be Revolutionized By Laser Weaponry," 11 Mar. 2016

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Origin and Etymology of munition

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

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First Known Use: 1508

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