ordnance
noun/ˈɔrdnəns/
Frequency rank: #8,880 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Military weapons, ammunition, and related equipment.
Example sentence
The soldiers were trained to handle ordnance safely before being deployed to the front lines.
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