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The problem was that Germany used whale oil not only for margarine, a staple of the German diet, but also in the production of nitroglycerin, a key component for the munitions industry.—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026 Fifty such launchers were presented by North Korean munitions workers, KCNA said.—Reuters, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026 Ground convoys remain vulnerable to surveillance, long-range fires, and loitering munitions.—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026 Besides the pledge to increase defense spending, the defense chiefs said their countries are taking concrete steps to improve readiness and deterrence, with Britian building six new munitions factories and Germany repositioning troops near its eastern border.—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for munition
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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