munition

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 + -tion.

noun

  1. (chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
  2. (chiefly in the plural, military, NATO) Bombs, rockets, missiles (complete explosive devices, in contrast to e.g. guns).
  3. (rare, obsolete) A tower or fortification.

verb

  1. (transitive) To supply with munitions.
    Why was I there, munitioning, blacklegging, slaving as though my bread depended on it? 1939, Philip George Chadwick, The Death Guard, page 154

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