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ordnance

🇬🇧 UK/'ɒ:dnәns/🇺🇸 US
GREC1

Definitions

n.

Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment, especially heavy artillery

军械,武器弹药;大炮

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ordn
+
ancestate, quality
=ordnance

Common Collocations

  • 1.heavy ordnance重型军械
  • 2.military ordnance军事军械
  • 3.ordnance store军械库

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The heavy ordnance of the battlefield included cannons and large artillery weapons.

  • 2.

    The military stored ammunition and ordnance in secure underground facilities.

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