ordnance

[US]/'ɔːdnəns/
[UK]/'ɔrdnəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. military weapons and ammunition; artillery; military department in charge of military supplies.

Phrases & Collocations

unexploded ordnance

explosive ordnance disposal

Example Sentences

an Ordnance map on a scale of 1:2500.

An Ordnance Survey grid reference gives the position of a place to within 100 metres.

The military base stored a large amount of ordnance.

The soldiers were trained in handling various types of ordnance.

The ordnance disposal team was called in to safely remove the explosives.

The aircraft carried a payload of ordnance for the mission.

The ordnance factory produced ammunition for the armed forces.

The soldiers carefully inspected the ordnance before loading it onto the vehicles.

The ordnance caused a massive explosion that could be heard for miles.

The ordnance technician specialized in disarming bombs.

The ordnance department was responsible for overseeing the storage and distribution of weapons.

The ordnance used in the exercise was carefully controlled for safety reasons.

Real-world Examples

Indeed, children are the most frequent victims of landmines and unexploded ordnance.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2017 Collection

Shoes and clothing for the army were scarce, ordnance supplies and drugs were scarcer.

Source: Gone with the Wind

So, for about seven years, I was an explosive ordnance disposal officer in the Navy.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

In South Sudan, it is overwhelmingly women who are clearing their country of unexploded ordnance.

Source: Christian Science Monitor (Article Edition)

The United States and Norway have long worked together to remove and destroy landmines and unexploded ordnance.

Source: VOA Regular Speed September 2016 Compilation

Some of the pledged money will be used to clear land mines and unexploded ordnance to help achieve this goal.

Source: VOA Regular Speed August 2016 Compilation

The piece of ordnance referred to, was mounted in a separate fortress, constructed of lattice-work.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

The West Bank is littered with landmines and unexploded ordnance, due to decades of conflict beginning as far back as 1948.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2017 Collection

Even gunpowder and ordnance, the great weapon of government, showed little development between 1400 and 1800.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 2)

Regional public-private partnerships can generate fresh ideas, find new ways to help safely clear unexploded ordnance in post-conflict countries.

Source: VOA Regular Speed September 2016 Compilation

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