ordnance

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Cleveland Police said a quantity of suspected WW2 ordnance was discovered and had been set alight, leaving one person with minor burns, as crews were called to Crimdon Dene beach, near Hartlepool, on Tuesday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Another Apopo-trained rat, named Ronin, set a new world record in 2025 by uncovering 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance since 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead, one of the men took the ordnance home and either left it in their truck overnight, or brought it into their house, the claim alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Iran’s stockpile includes basic ordnance designed to drift or be anchored to the floor of the shallow Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The shield was heavier than I would have liked, but do soldiers ever get to choose their ordnance?

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel