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munitions

British  
/ mjuːˈnɪʃənz /

plural noun

  1. (sometimes singular) military equipment and stores, esp ammunition

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lockheed Martin also plans to open an in-house Munitions Acceleration Center to teach its workers how to program robotic manufacturing systems and adapt to increasingly automated production lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

At least four officials including Ri Hyong-son, the deputy director of the ruling Workers' Party's Munitions Industry Department, have been arrested over the incident.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

It said the B-1B bomber dropped Joint Direct Attack Munitions during the training while being escorted by South Korean jets, the first such bombing drill since 2017.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Munitions and missile defenses were two other high-demand areas Keffer highlighted.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023

On a steamy morning in June 1930, William strode through a dull-green hallway in the concrete maze of the Munitions Building in Washington, DC.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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