Definition of ordnance
1a : 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
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The first known use of ordnance was in the 14th century
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