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

Fewer than 500 replenishment munitions were expected to be delivered in fiscal year 2026. — James Laporta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

For example, the United States bought 155-millimeter artillery shells from South Korea and PAC-3 interceptors from Japan to backfill American munitions for Ukraine. — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026

The Israeli military said the munition was believed to belong to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. — Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2026

Instead of a dozen bombs, the Israeli military had decided to drop just two munitions, each aimed at a single room. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 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