war supplies, weapons, ammunition
combat supplies, ammunition, weapon stores
provide ammunition, provide battle supplies
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Munitions Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
munitions
n : military supplies [syn: ordnance, ordnance stores]
Noun
1. military supplies
(synonym) ordnance, ordnance stores
(hypernym) armament
Noun
1. weapons considered collectively
(synonym) weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system
(hypernym) instrumentality, instrumentation
(hyponym) ammunition, ammo
(part-meronym) weapon, arm, weapon system
2. defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
(synonym) fortification
(hypernym) defensive structure, defense, defence
(hyponym) bastion
(part-meronym) rampart, bulwark, wall
Verb
1. supply with weapons
(hypernym) arm
(derivation) weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system
Munitions Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war (from the Latin munire, to provide), but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions. In the widest sense of the word it covers anything that can be used in combat that includes bombs, missiles, warheads, and mines (landmines, naval mines, and anti-personnel mines)—that munitions factories manufacture. The purpose of ammunition is predominantly to project force against a selected target. However, the nature of ammunition use also includes delivery or combat supporting munitions such as pyrotechnic or incendiary compounds. Since the design of the cartridge, the meaning has been transferred to the assembly of a projectile and its propellant in a single package.
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