munition

noun

mu·​ni·​tion myu̇-ˈni-shən How to pronounce munition (audio)
1
archaic : rampart, defense
2
munition transitive verb

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Some are giving Russia the means to prolong the war—men and munitions. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 By early August, Kim Jong-sik, deputy director of North Korea's munitions department had visited a KN-23 missile launch site near the Russia-Ukraine front with North Korean military officers, the NIS added, according to a translation. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 After being evacuated out of London on a train with other children for safekeeping, George immediately runs away and perilously heads back home to his munitions worker mom, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), and musical grandfather Gerald Hanway (Paul Weller of The Jam). Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024 The aid package includes weapons that will be pulled from existing U.S. stockpiles, including air defense interceptors for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 155mm artillery and armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for munition 

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin munition-, munitio, from munire to fortify, from moenia walls; akin to Latin murus wall and perhaps to Sanskrit minoti he builds, fastens

First Known Use

1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of munition was in 1508

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“Munition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/munition. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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munition

noun
mu·​ni·​tion myu̇-ˈnish-ənz How to pronounce munition (audio)

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