munition
noun/mjuˈnɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #19,323 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
military weapons, ammunition, and equipment used in warfare.
Example sentence
The soldiers were ordered to guard the munition depot carefully throughout the night.
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