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

Even still, the Russian munitions that did make it through on Tuesday damaged several high-rise residential and commercial buildings in Kyiv, sparking fires and burning cars on the streets. —Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

It was tasked with rapidly expanding munitions production and magazine depth to replenish stockpiles and revive the US munitions industrial base. —Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026

Belarusian plants have produced important components, including microchips and other electronics, optical guidance systems, artillery munitions and heavy trucks that carry Russian ballistic missiles. —ABC News, 31 May 2026

Hezbollah’s case for keeping its munitions draws strength from this vacuum, especially in southern Lebanon, which Israel has invaded repeatedly and where many Shiites see the group as the only force willing to protect them. —Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

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