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ordnance

[awrd-nuhns] / ˈɔrd nəns /


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The city was heavily bombed during World War Two and unexploded ordnance is still occasionally discovered.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The rest of us would like to live tolerantly in some form or fashion without using nuclear ordnance on each other.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The department received additional penalties for improperly documenting training, failing to identify and evaluate the hazards of transporting and storing the ordnance, and leaving explosives unattended.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He also broke down some of the spending by ordnance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Hereupon the president was contented the fort should be palisadoed, the ordnance mounted, his men armed and exercised.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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