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munition
noun
mu·ni·tion
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Definition of munition
2
: armament, ammunition
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To this end, Nixon overruled Pentagon objections and ordered an emergency airlift to Israel, rushing over 20,000 tons of military supplies to replace its dwindling munitions. — Vance Serchuk, National Review, "Russia’s Middle East Power Play," 12 Sep. 2019 The investigation cited witnesses as saying cluster-type munitions were used by the Sri Lankan armed forces in their attacks on Putumattalan hospital and the United Nations hub. — Washington Post, "New Sri Lankan army chief denies accusations of war abuses," 27 Aug. 2019 This suggests the munitions were old or obsolete and were being disposed of. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Huge Russian Ammo Explosion Sends Shockwaves for Miles," 5 Aug. 2019 Nearly 200 civilians were killed in one coalition airstrike after ISIS corralled civilians and forced them to stand among munitions depots and other military installations. — WSJ, "More Accurate Better Bombs and Sparing Human Shields," 10 Aug. 2018 Miller often launches into pedantic arguments with others in the White House, citing lengthy, arcane statistics that he mentally stores like munitions. — al, "How Stephen Miller controls Trump’s immigration policy," 18 Aug. 2019 Miller often launches into pedantic arguments with others in the White House, citing lengthy, arcane statistics that he mentally stores like munitions. — Author: Nick Miroff, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, "Stephen Miller has singular control of Trump’s immigration policy," 17 Aug. 2019 This worked during World War I, when seeing women plow fields, deliver mail, enforce laws, drive buses and assemble munitions countered the stereotypes of women as too fragile or disinterested in non-domestic work. — Laurie Derose, The Conversation, "Gender equality at home takes a hit when children arrive," 8 Aug. 2019 Carefully lifted up to the Shawinigan, the munitions were then transported back to port. — Fox News, "Canadian military recovers, detonates, unexploded munitions from WW II shipwrecks," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'munition.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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munition
noun
mu·ni·tion
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Kids Definition of munition
: military equipment and supplies for fighting : ammunition