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large firearms (as cannons or rockets) the army is waiting for the heavy ordnance to be brought in

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Recent Examples of ordnance And many airlines — both regional and European — remain reluctant to share sky lanes with flying ordnance. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025 Should the United States offer that kind of massive ordnance penetrator to Israel to finish the job? / Cbs News, CBS News, 15 June 2025 The unit is responsible for the disposal of unexploded ordnance dropped on the island during World War II, and had previously disposed of more than 1,890 tons and over 40,000 cases without incident. Brendan Cole john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025 So much of war depends on getting the right troops, transportation and ordnance together at the point of attack. James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ordnance

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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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