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North Korea and its new military ally Russia have repeatedly affirmed their closer relationship since signing a mutual defense pact last year, and Kim has sent thousands of troops, missiles and munitions to assist Moscow’s war in Ukraine.—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025 Logistic supply lines would be under naval and air blockade; drones and munitions, not to mention replacement parts, would need to be either locally produced, pre-positioned, or delivered by air bridge at enormous risk.—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025 The Costs of War report found that both foes and their weapons were targeted with hundreds of multimillion-dollar munitions fired from even pricier platforms such as the $70 million F/A-18 Hornet, three of which were lost amid the battle with Ansar Allah.—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Federal agents responded with chemical crowd control munitions, including tear gas canisters and less-lethal guns that sprayed pepper balls.—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for munition
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
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