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

In eastern Spain, ordnance left over from the country’s civil war almost a century ago poses an additional threat. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 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

Either Osborn or Kelley-Eklund then took the ordnance home and left it in their truck overnight, or brought it into their house, the lawsuit alleges. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026