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Pronunciation / Transliteration: my-ni-sjɔ̃
"L'armée a transporté des munitions vers la zone de front."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Mounted guns; artillery, or military supplies such as weapons, ammunition, and combat vehicles.
"The military convoy was heavily loaded with ordnance and supplies."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ordnance' originates from the Old French word 'ordenance', which means 'arrangement' or 'provision'. It evolved in the late Middle Ages to refer specifically to military supplies and equipment, particularly artillery and munitions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ordnance" is said worldwide
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munitions
Transliteration: my-ni-sjɔ̃
"L'armée a transporté des munitions vers la zone de front."
Artillerie
Transliteration: aʁtɪləˈʁiː
"Die Truppen wurden mit schwerer Artillerie verstärkt."
munizioni
Transliteration: mutsiˈnjoni
"Il deposito conteneva una grande quantità di munizioni."
municiones
Transliteration: muniˈsjones
"Las fuerzas armadas recibieron un cargamento de municiones."
munições
Transliteration: muˈisõis
"O comboio transportava armas e munições."
गोla-barood
Transliteration: gola-barood
Script: गोला-बारूद
"सेना ने सीमा पर गोला-बारूद जमा कर लिया है।"
军火
Transliteration: jūnhuǒ
"这支部队配备了先进的军火。"
군수품
Transliteration: gunsupum
"부대는 필수 군수품을 보급받았습니다."
軍需品
Transliteration: gunjuhin
"基地には多くの軍需品が保管されている。"
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