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Recent Examples of ordnanceWith a target at 1,700 yards, that bullet has a maximum ordnance of about 66 feet above the ground.—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026 What isn't confirmed is whether any of it is actually live ordnance, integrated, or even functional.—New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025 Hamas senior official Mahmoud Mrdawi said on social media that the blast was a result of unexploded ordnance and the group had informed mediators.—Julia Frankel The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025 But the losers may turn out to be like unexploded ordnance from World War II in European cities — unseen but with fuses that may explode with just a minor vibration.—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ordnance