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ordnance

noun

ˈȯrd-nən(t)s

Definition of ordnance

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large firearms (as cannons or rockets) the army is waiting for the heavy ordnance to be brought in

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Recent Examples of ordnance Earlier this summer in Germany, evacuations were ordered in record-breaking heat after a wildfire triggered explosions in a nature reserve strewn with leftover ordnance from World War II. — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 Some are believed to still contain ammunition and unexploded ordnance, making recovery operations both technically difficult and potentially dangerous. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 The Boise Foothills contain an 8,570-acre Munitions Response Site containing unexploded ordnances from military training dating as far back as 1922. — Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026 Reconstruction Starts Below The Surface Ukraine faces the world's largest current explosive-ordnance contamination challenge. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ordnance

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Their guns, jackets, and portable record players are all adorned with their name.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
His administration has repeatedly centered its policy battles in the state, including on immigration, transgender athletes, guns, voting rights and especially — electric vehicles.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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Lebanese soldiers deployed there are tasked with preventing armed non-state actors, like Hezbollah, from coming in; confiscating any weapons and remnants of war; and restoring state authority.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
By the end of 2010, the TSA had deployed around 500 machines designed to detect non-metallic weapons and explosives, the TSA's website said.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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