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

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

One that has stayed with me was with American veteran Chuck Searcy, who returned to Vietnam decades after the war and now works with a nonprofit dedicated to locating and safely removing unexploded ordnance. — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026

The administration has since tried to bomb its way out of this war, but without the ability to hold territory, the United States is now merely depleting its stocks of expensive ordnance to little strategic effect. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026