ammunition depot
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Navy set up an ammunition depot to produce rockets for World War II. The town sat near major rail lines, which allowed munitions to be transported to both coasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Ukrainian intelligence that we recently reviewed included satellite footage showing heavy Russian air defenses around an ammunition depot hundreds of miles from the front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
Greek daily Kathimerini reported that the ammunition depot was so tightly packed that its fire safety systems had not worked.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
In the hard-hit area of Magnesia, wildfires reached an air force ammunition depot close to the coastal town of Nea Aghialos on Thursday.
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023
It was one of the four castles that had to be maintained by the Articles of Union, but when its uselessness for defensive purposes became apparent, it was converted into an ammunition depot.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
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