ordnance
[ awrd-nuh ns ]
/ ˈɔrd nəns /
noun
cannon or artillery.
military weapons with their equipment, ammunition, etc.
the branch of an army that procures, stores, and issues, weapons, munitions, and combat vehicles and maintains arsenals for their development and testing.
Origin of ordnance
First recorded in 1620–30; syncopated variant of
ordinance
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British Dictionary definitions for ordnance
ordnance
/ (ˈɔːdnəns) /
noun
cannon or artillery
military supplies; munitions
the ordnance
a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies
Word Origin for ordnance
C14: variant of
ordinance