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

Its integration with the F-35I will expand the aircraft types that can carry the munition. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

That involved suspending a single shipment of the munitions in the spring of 2024. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

The package contains 20,000 MK-84 and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, which are both powerful, general-purpose heavy munitions, along with other explosives, the sources said. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

More than half of the cost has come from replacing missiles and other munitions used during the conflict. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 15 Sep. 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