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

Schimpf’s growth plan includes selling drones like Altius, an offensive-munitions product, in volume to Taiwan and Ukraine, and eventually for its Barracuda missile to find traction as a long-range strike weapon. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Its 8-meter (26 feet) composite hull includes modular payload bays for sensors, munitions, and other equipment. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026

Managing that transition without creating new vulnerabilities will be a vast challenge, one that is already creating headaches for Europe amid a surge in US consumption of weapons and munitions in the war against Iran, both by its own forces and Gulf allies. —Tim Lister, CNN Money, 3 May 2026

The Financial Times reports that these new weapon delays will also affect munitions for HIMARS and NASAMS missile systems. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 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