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munitions Definition

mu·ni·tions (-ənz)

war supplies; esp., weapons and ammunition

Etymology: < MFr munition < L munitio, a fortifying, defending < munire, to fortify < moenia, fortifications < IE base *mei-, to fortify > mere, L murus, wall

munitions Synonyms

munitions

n.

materiel, weapons, war material, preparations for defense, offensive material, equipment, military provisions, military stores, arms, armament, ordnance; see also ammunition, shell 2, weapon 2.

Common types of munitions include: artillery, cannon, rocket, explosive, automatic rifle, machine gun, antiaircraft gun, rifle, cartridge, shell, bayonet, hand grenade, mortar, grenade launcher, bomb, guided missile, ballistic missile, aerial bomb, depth charge, torpedo, mine, flame thrower, nuclear warhead, biological weapons, chemical weapons.

munitions Telecom Definition

Military supplies such as weapons and ammunition. The government of the United States and many other countries classified cryptology as munitions for many years. Those policies were relaxed in the 1990s, due to the rise of the Internet, which made the policies impossible to enforce. See also encryption and Internet.

munitions Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • precision-guide: Within 24 hours, over 3,000 precision-guided munitions will reign down on your city.
  • deplete: They stated, " There is no way to reduce the toxicity of depleted uranium munitions.
  • guide: Moreover few European pilots have flight experience with precision guided munitions.
  • carry: The M4 entrance allows easier access for the large vehicles used to carry the munitions.

Adjective modifier

  • unexploded: She showed me unexploded munitions on the school site.
  • laser-guided: Once a target has been selected and accurately located, the laser designation capability is used to identify the specific target for laser-guided munitions.
  • conventional: Conventional munitions from here were used during the Gulf War.
  • explosive: Ottawa parties must either give up all explosive munitions or withdraw from the treaty.
  • smart: In a new Iraq war, about 80 % of bombs dropped would probably be smart munitions.

Modifies a noun

  • factory: All came from the same munitions factory south of Moscow.
  • dump: Eleven more Americans were killed when an allied munitions dump blew up, raising the friendly fire proportion of casualties to 31 per cent.
  • worker: How else were the munitions workers going to keep up with demand?
  • maker: The only winners are the weapons manufacturers and the munitions makers and big oil and the media.
  • entrance: The munitions entrance has been modified in a similar way with a large steel blast door allowing vehicles to drive into the block.
  • industry: Past cutting for use in the munitions industry especially, has greatly reduced its extent.

Noun used with modifier

  • uranium: They stated, " There is no way to reduce the toxicity of depleted uranium munitions.
  • cluster: Of the 90 million cluster munitions dropped on tiny Laos from 1964 to 1973, 30 % failed to explode.
  • battlefield: Quite clearly battlefield munitions had the capacity to cause enormous suffering.
  • precision: However, squadrons of aircraft armed with precision munitions would serve the same purposes more cheaply.
  • chemical: Chemical UN says it cannot reconcile figures for thousands of chemical munitions.