munition

noun

mu·​ni·​tion myu̇-ˈni-shən How to pronounce munition (audio)
1
archaic : rampart, defense
2
munition transitive verb

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The increase is attributed to higher demand for loitering munitions systems. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024 The loitering munitions systems sales were up a whopping 60% y-o-y in fiscal 2024, while the uncrewed systems revenue were up 30%. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 In April, the U.S. Army sent a Typhon launcher to northern Luzon in the Philippines for drills, which can launch two types of anti-surface and anti-air munitions, the Tomahawk cruise missile and the Standard Missile 6, with respective ranges of 1,000 and 290 miles. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 Its munitions are depleted and its military overstretched, even as the insurgency in Gaza appears to be intensifying, however gradually. Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024 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

First Known Use

1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of munition was in 1508

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“Munition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/munition. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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munition

noun
mu·​ni·​tion myu̇-ˈnish-ənz How to pronounce munition (audio)

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