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munition
noun as in ammunition
Example Sentences
The only functioning bakery in the north, which is supported by WFP, caught fire after it was hit by an explosive munition.
While Ukraine has successfully been deploying attack drones against Russian ammunition dumps, missiles can penetrate more heavily fortified munition sites.
The police have not yet confirmed what type of explosive has been found, describing it as a "suspected historic piece of munition", but Belfast and its surroundings were heavily bombed by Germany in 1941.
First, despite the fact it is underwater, there is still a risk of explosion, because in many cases "the army did not remove the fuses before dumping the munition".
For years the Swiss military used the lakes as dumping grounds for old munition, believing it could be disposed of safely there.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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