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This came after an incident in Illinois where cell phone video showed federal agents standing several stories above protesters and shooting less-than-lethal munitions towards their heads and torsos.—Conor Wight, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 In January, Canadian national Xiao Guang Pan was charged with flying a drone over and photographing launch facilities and munitions bunkers at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025 The single-use loitering munitions are designed for autonomous flight and affordable mass deployment.—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025 Don't miss Torpedo Factory Art Center, a former munitions plant that's been converted into three floors of galleries, shops, and studios.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 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
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