munitions
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Reducing munitions production has long been a way for the Pentagon to bank savings when it struggled to pay the bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell denied that the U.S. was facing significant munitions shortages abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The declining weapons stocks come as allies are experiencing delays in obtaining munitions they have purchased from the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“NATO has enough air defense munitions, including Patriot missiles, to defend ourselves,” said Col.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Sissy convinced him that not all the brave men were in trenches—that many a hero was risking his life daily for his country in a munitions factory.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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