munition

[ myoo-nish-uh n ]

/ myuˈnɪʃ ən /

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.

Nearby words

muniment, muniment room, muniments, munin, munite, munition, munition armor, munitions, munkácsy, munkácsy, mihály, munnings

Origin of munition

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

Related forms

un·mu·ni·tioned, adjective

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
As a result of munition work, says a health journal, quite a number of men have given up smoking tobacco.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 5, 1919|Various
Women were in munition factories even before the war, the number has merely swelled.
Mobilizing Woman-Power|Harriot Stanton Blatch
And it was still going up, for the munition factories were clamoring for it and the speculators were bidding up futures.
Silver and Gold|Dane Coolidge

Troops might be moved with great facility in war, with cannon and every kind of munition, and in either direction.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. Richardson
The projector was entirely a new type of munition for our manufacturers to handle.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for munition

munition

/ (mjuːˈnɪʃən) /

verb

(tr) to supply with munitions

Derived Forms

munitioner, noun

Word Origin for munition

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

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