Munition
noun
Materials that are capable of causing harm or damage, like bullets or bombs.
The army stored their munitions in a secure warehouse.
Often appears as...
- store munitions
- fire munitions
verb
To supply with ammunition or weapons.
The troops were munitioned well before the battle.
Often appears as...
- munition the troops
- munition the fort
noun
Materials that are capable of causing harm or damage, like bullets or bombs.
The army stored their munitions in a secure warehouse.
Often appears as...
- store munitions
- fire munitions
verb
To supply with ammunition or weapons.
The troops were munitioned well before the battle.
Often appears as...
- munition the troops
- munition the fort
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Pro Tip 1/3Warfare Context
The term is often used in military and defense-related discussions or reports.
During the briefing, the commander-in-chief highlighted the need for secure transportation of munitions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Bullets
'Munition' can refer to any physical materials used in combat, not just small arms ammunition.
The supply convoy was loaded with an array of munitions, including artillery shells and missiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe something that fuels or energizes a dispute or debate.
The scandal provided ample munitions for the opposition to attack the government's credibility.
Pro Tip 1/3Warfare Context
The term is often used in military and defense-related discussions or reports.
During the briefing, the commander-in-chief highlighted the need for secure transportation of munitions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Bullets
'Munition' can refer to any physical materials used in combat, not just small arms ammunition.
The supply convoy was loaded with an array of munitions, including artillery shells and missiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe something that fuels or energizes a dispute or debate.
The scandal provided ample munitions for the opposition to attack the government's credibility.
Pro Tip 1/3Warfare Context
The term is often used in military and defense-related discussions or reports.
During the briefing, the commander-in-chief highlighted the need for secure transportation of munitions.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Bullets
'Munition' can refer to any physical materials used in combat, not just small arms ammunition.
The supply convoy was loaded with an array of munitions, including artillery shells and missiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe something that fuels or energizes a dispute or debate.
The scandal provided ample munitions for the opposition to attack the government's credibility.
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Video examples
Concrete "Bomb" PIPE I...
up three cars using the center vehicle as the target for our bombs the center car will be rigged with explosives to simulate the sort of damage that a real-life explosive bomb causes when it hits its target when this empty munitions case drops on
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The deadly legacy of...
one of the few jobs he was able to find was picking lemons. When I ask him if it's safe to work in the field he said, "I'm not sure." Research shows that cluster munitions often contaminate areas where agriculture is the main source of income.
Video examples
Concrete "Bomb" PIPE I...
up three cars using the center vehicle as the target for our bombs the center car will be rigged with explosives to simulate the sort of damage that a real-life explosive bomb causes when it hits its target when this empty munitions case drops on
Video examples
The deadly legacy of...
one of the few jobs he was able to find was picking lemons. When I ask him if it's safe to work in the field he said, "I'm not sure." Research shows that cluster munitions often contaminate areas where agriculture is the main source of income.
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Quote examples
Joe Sestak
American Politician
Look, it's no longer about capacity, how many ships, how many air wings, how many battalions. It's about capability. If we dominate cyber space and know and can read the other guy's mail, and with a very accurate laser-guided munitions put it in this window or that window, it's not how much, it's knowing exactly where to pinpoint a target.
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Tommy Franks
American General
We have learned that precision munitions go precisely where they're targeted to go. We've learned that the introduction of human beings in the equation, who can cause the precision munitions to go precisely where they should go, pays a huge dividend.
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Anita Brookner
English Historian
I'm not very popular, because they're bleak and they're mournful and all the rest of it and I get censorious reviews. But I'm only writing fiction. I'm not making munitions, so I think it's acceptable.
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Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
Islamic fundamentalists in dark areas of Libya rifled through leftover stockpiles of conventional, chemical, and biological munitions from Muammar Gaddafi's rule. Who knows where they are now?
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Saul David
British Historian
By 1917, thanks to the new munitions factories and the women that worked in them, the British Empire was supplying more than 50 million shells a year.
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Tom Malinowski
Nations have succeeded before in banning classes of weapons - chemical, biological and cluster munitions; landmines; blinding lasers.
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James Mercer
American Musician
My dad was a Navy munitions officer, and by the end of his career, he was a specialist in nuclear weapons.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
The only black battalion on Iwo Jima was a small munitions supply unit that came to the beach.
Quote examples
Joe Sestak
American Politician
Look, it's no longer about capacity, how many ships, how many air wings, how many battalions. It's about capability. If we dominate cyber space and know and can read the other guy's mail, and with a very accurate laser-guided munitions put it in this window or that window, it's not how much, it's knowing exactly where to pinpoint a target.
Quote examples
Tommy Franks
American General
We have learned that precision munitions go precisely where they're targeted to go. We've learned that the introduction of human beings in the equation, who can cause the precision munitions to go precisely where they should go, pays a huge dividend.
Quote examples
Anita Brookner
English Historian
I'm not very popular, because they're bleak and they're mournful and all the rest of it and I get censorious reviews. But I'm only writing fiction. I'm not making munitions, so I think it's acceptable.
Quote examples
Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
Islamic fundamentalists in dark areas of Libya rifled through leftover stockpiles of conventional, chemical, and biological munitions from Muammar Gaddafi's rule. Who knows where they are now?
Quote examples
Saul David
British Historian
By 1917, thanks to the new munitions factories and the women that worked in them, the British Empire was supplying more than 50 million shells a year.
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Tom Malinowski
Nations have succeeded before in banning classes of weapons - chemical, biological and cluster munitions; landmines; blinding lasers.
Quote examples
James Mercer
American Musician
My dad was a Navy munitions officer, and by the end of his career, he was a specialist in nuclear weapons.
Quote examples
Clint Eastwood
American Actor
The only black battalion on Iwo Jima was a small munitions supply unit that came to the beach.
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