munition
Meanings
Plural: munitions
Noun
- weapons considered collectively
- military supplies
- defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
- Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
- Bombs, rockets, missiles (complete explosive devices, in contrast to e.g. guns).
- A tower or fortification.
Verb
- supply with weapons
- To supply with munitions.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”) via French munition, from mūnīre (“fortify, defend (with a wall)”) + -tiō, from moenia (“city walls, defensive walls, or walls in general”). Equivalent to munite + -ion.
Synonyms
arms, fortification, implements of war, ordnance, ordnance store, weaponry, weapons system
Scrabble Score: 10
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