ordnance

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Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team said "while it is very rare to find unexploded ordnance on a visit to the beach, bad weather and high tides can expose these objects".

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

He also broke down some of the spending by ordnance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The air defense ordnance fell in an open area in Turkey’s nearby Hatay province, causing no injuries or damage, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Distant grumbling of thunder or ordnance or both.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr