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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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Police found two guns used in the robberies in Chapman-Joseph and Joseph’s home.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Two men, ages 89 and 73, were caught with a house full of cocaine, marijuana and guns after Miami police conducted a raid Wednesday afternoon following an undercover sting in August, according to their arrest reports.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

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Though described as a sale, the transaction is financed through a mechanism known as foreign military financing, in which the United States provides the money that Israel uses to buy the weapons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Such a vehicle could use abundant electricity for lasers, microwave weapons, radar, and electronic warfare.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

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