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

But Russian munitions routinely hit civilian buildings and inflict civilian casualties. —David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025

The low-cost autonomous cruise missile (LCACM) co-developed with US firm Anduril is designed for ground launch and optimized for independent or swarm employment, intentionally positioned beyond the typical loitering-munition envelope to straddle anti-landing and anti-ship roles. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025

First steps in that process occurred last week, when the Chokai practiced loading dummy Tomahawk munitions into its vertical launch cells. —Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025

That research, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, found nearly five times more individual life-forms per square meter on the munition objects than on nearby sediment. —Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 25 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