ordnance

noun ord·nance \ ˈȯrd-nən(t)s \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Examples: ordnance in a Sentence

Definition of ordnance

1 a : military supplies including weapons, ammunition, combat vehicles, and maintenance tools and equipment

bombers dropped heavy concentrations of ordnance on every targeted airfield
—Ron Dick

b : a service of the army charged with the procuring, distributing, and safekeeping of ordnance

2 : cannon, artillery

Several pieces of ordnance bombarded the entrenched enemy.

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Examples of ordnance in a Sentence

The company was outfitted with 50-millimeter ordnance.
the army is waiting for the heavy ordnance to be brought in

Recent Examples of ordnance from the Web

His company also has argued that the level of unexploded ordnance and risk of explosions is much higher than what the government has ever disclosed.

— paul brinkmann, OrlandoSentinel.com, "DOJ to settle in Orlando bombing range cleanup; 4,000 homes planned at 417 & 528," 25 May 2018
The defense segment manufactures a variety of products, including medium caliber training and tactical ammunition, energetic ordnance items, fuses, cartridge cases, less-lethal munitions and less-lethal accessory equipment.

— joe taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "National Presto lands subcontract to build warheads for small diameter bombs," 24 Apr. 2018
The Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal technicians routinely use the ocean, including fast-roping practice off the coast of Imperial Beach and static-line parachuting into San Diego Bay near Coronado.

— carl prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Congresswoman wants Navy to help fight Mexican sewage spills," 23 Apr. 2018
The one-night burst of ordnance appears unlikely to change the overall balance of forces in Syria seven years into its bloody civil war.

— New York Times, "President Trump Talked Tough. But His Strike on Syria Was Restrained.," 13 Apr. 2018
When removing the device, investigators found a second piece of military ordnance nearby, Pike said.

— BostonGlobe.com, "New England news in brief," 12 Apr. 2018
The army established warehouses, offices, an ordnance depot, a commissary, two hospitals and more.

— kelly kazek, AL.com, "Scenes from Demopolis: Home of Gaineswood, Vine & Olive Colony," 3 Apr. 2018
Shortly after noon, according to Howard, an Army explosive ordnance disposal unit from Fort Belvoir ‘‘confirmed the package tested positive for black powder and residue.

— martin weil and matt zapotosky, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Suspicious packages’ sent to D.C.-area military installations," 27 Mar. 2018
Hurlbut told NBC News that the base's ordnance disposal personnel initially warned people on the scene of the possibility that a bomb was involved, but later declared the area safe after a robot was dispatched to check the vehicle out.

— alex johnson /, NBC News, "Vehicle explodes at entrance to California Air Force base, killing driver," 22 Mar. 2018

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