munitions
noun/mjuːˈnɪʃnz/
/mjuːˈnɪʃnz/
[plural]- military weapons, ammunition and equipment
- The attack failed because of a shortage of munitions.
- The bombing raid destroyed an enemy munitions factory.
- Many women worked in munitions during the war.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMunitions is used before these nouns:- factory
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a granted right or privilege): from French, from Latin munitio(n-) ‘fortification’, from munire ‘fortify or secure’.
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