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mu·ni·tion  (my-nshn)
n.
War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural.
tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions
To supply with munitions.

[Middle English municion, privilege supported by a document, from Old French, fortification, from Latin mnti, mntin-, from mntus, past participle of mnre, to defend, from moenia, defensive walls of a town.]

munitions [mjuːˈnɪʃənz]
pl n
(Military) (sometimes singular) military equipment and stores, esp ammunition
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munitions
plural noun ammunition, supplies, weapons, equipment, gear the shortage of men and munitions
Translations
munitions [mjuːˈnɪʃənz]
A. NPLmuniciones fpl
B. CPD munitions dump Npolvorín m, depósito m de municiones
munitions factory Nfábrica f de municiones

munitions [mjuːˈnɪʃənz] nplmunitions fpl
munitions dump ndépôt m de munitions
munitions factory nfabrique f de munitions

munitions [mjuːˈnɪʃnz] nplmunizioni fpl
munitions [mjuːˈnɪʃnz] nplmunizioni fpl

munitions
n pl munitions [mjuˈniʃənz]
weapons and ammunition used in war. wapens, munisie ذَخائِر، مَعَدّات муниции válečný materiál ammunition die Kriegsvorräte (pl.) πολεμοφόδια (πληθ.) municiones laskemoon, relvad مهمات ampumatarvikkeet munitions נֶשֶׁק וְתַחמוֹשֶׁת मुन्सिफ streljivo, municija hadianyag persenjataan hergögn, vopn og skotfæri munizioni 軍需品 군수품 ginkluotė, amunicija munīcija persenjataan krijgsvooraad våpen, ammunisjon broń, amunicja munição muniţie военное имущество munícia orožje in strelivo teško naoružanje vapen och ammunition อาวุธ cephane, mühimmat 軍需品 військові запаси; спорядження جنگی اسلحہ đạn dược


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It is obvious that there would have been even less reason to expect a disturbance among the people if after the battle of Borodino, when the surrender of Moscow became certain or at least probable, Rostopchin instead of exciting the people by distributing arms and broadsheets had taken steps to remove all the holy relics, the gunpowder, munitions, and money, and had told the population plainly that the town would be abandoned.
At length the Goletta fell, and the fort fell, before which places there were seventy-five thousand regular Turkish soldiers, and more than four hundred thousand Moors and Arabs from all parts of Africa, and in the train of all this great host such munitions and engines of war, and so many pioneers that with their hands they might have covered the Goletta and the fort with handfuls of earth.
There seemed to be a great ruck of men and munitions spread about in the forest and in the fields.
 
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