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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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At a recent defense expo outside Seoul, the defense arm of Korean Air – yes, South Korea’s largest passenger airline – showed off a line of drones, everything from human-sized loitering munitions to a loyal wingman of its own. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025 Police launched 40 mm projectiles and chemical munitions — spent canisters marked Triple-Chaser OC were visible on Payne Avenue afterward. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025 The tree, of course, is the annual gift to the city marking Boston’s assistance to Nova Scotia following a devasting munitions explosion in Halifax Harbor in 1917. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025 Bombs and munitions meanwhile contain toxic substances that contaminate soil, water, and vegetation. Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Nov. 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

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 29 Nov. 2025.

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munition

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

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