Synonyms of ordnance

ordnance

noun

ˈȯrd-nən(t)s 

as in guns

large firearms (as cannons or rockets)

the army is waiting for the heavy ordnance to be brought in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guns
• weapons
• artillery
• weaponry
• munitions
• ammunition
• armament
• arms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ordnance

Seven weeks of American bombing of the Houthis in 2025 – which burned through $1 billion worth of ordnance – failed to lessen the Houthis’ ideological determination or their territorial grip. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026

During the summer, the sheriff’s bomb squad and the naval explosive ordnance disposal unit also responded to the beach to pick up a much more hazardous item, a Super Bazooka round. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Just imagine the sense of peace that visitors, tourists, and schoolchildren would feel standing atop an ammo dump full of ordnance. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Since the wars ended, land mines and unexploded ordnance have killed approximately 90,000 people and wounded almost twice as many across the three countries. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026