munition

[myoo-nish-uh n]

noun

Usually munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.

material or equipment for carrying on any undertaking.

verb (used with object)

to provide with munitions.

Origin of munition

1525–35; < Latin mūnītiōn- (stem of mūnītiō) a fortifying, equivalent to mūnīt(us) fortified (see munite) + -iōn- -ion

Related formsun·mu·ni·tioned, adjective

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Related Words for munition

armament, arsenal, shells, bullets, gunpowder, ammo

Examples from the Web for munition

Contemporary Examples of munition

Cargo holds are still stocked with munition, though the weaponry sunk with the ships is still considered dangerous.
A WWII Battle Frozen in Time
Nina Strochlic
May 14, 2014

Historical Examples of munition

The men are at war, the women in the munition plants and factories.
A Journey Through France in War Time
Joseph G. Butler, Jr.
Why, the munition workers and the forty-shilling-a-week girls.
Women's Wild Oats
C. Gasquoine Hartley
The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.
Pearls of Thought
Maturin M. Ballou
We were staying at Redferne, and Uncle showed us all over the munition works.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl
Angela Brazil
Tell me some more about the munition works and the Belgian town.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl
Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for munition

munition

verb

(tr) to supply with munitions

Derived Formsmunitioner, noun

Word Origin for munition

C16: via French from Latin mūnītiō fortification, from mūnīre to fortify. See ammunition

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Word Origin and History for munition

mid-15c., from Middle French municion "fortification, defense, defensive wall" (14c.), from Latin munitionem (nominative munitio) "a defending, fortification, protecting," noun of action from past participle stem of munire "to fortify," from moenia "defensive walls," related to murus "wall" (see mural). By 1530s the sense had passed through "military stores" to become "ammunition."