ordnance

Example Sentences

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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

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

During the incident, about 20 so-called "cook-offs" involving old ordnance occurred in the area - explosions triggered by temperatures exceeding 600C.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Around a fifth of Ukraine is contaminated by mines or unexploded ordnance, according to the UN's Mine Action Service.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

I rigged up my special effects, checked out the terrain, measured distances, collected the ordnance and equipment we’d need.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien