ordnance
Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunitionMilitary equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
» Unexploded ordnance is found every year in Europe.
Каждый год в Европе находят неразорвавшиеся боеприпасы.
Meaning
2 senses(collective, countable, uncountable)Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
Militärmaterial, Kampfmittel
боеприпа́сыbojepripásy, артиллери́йские ору́дияartilleríjskije orúdija
military supplies
(countable, uncountable)Artillery.
Artillerie
артилле́рияartillérija
Examples
3 sentencesUnexploded ordnance is found every year in Europe.
ruКаждый год в Европе находят неразорвавшиеся боеприпасы.
The explosive ordnance disposal unit safely disposed of the unexploded bomb.
There are still thousands of tons of unexploded ordnance in Germany.
deIn Deutschland gibt es noch immer Tausende Tonnen von Blindgängern.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
A reduced form of ordinance, which is attested from the late 14th century in the sense ofA reduced form of ordinance, which is attested from the late 14th century in the sense of “military equipment or provisions”. The sense of “artillery” arises in the early 15th century, the sense “military logistics” in the late 15th century. The shortened form ordnance arises by the 17th century, now often distinguished in writing from the other meanings of ordinance. Also doublet of ordonnance.
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Forms
plural: ordnancesSynonyms
5 synonyms- military supplies:munitionordnance store
- large but transportable armament:artilleryheavy weapongun
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable