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Moore had been working in the munitions industry for almost 19 years, his father, Gary Moore, said.—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025 Federal police stationed on the rooftop and ground at the facility have used tear gas and munitions against protesters.—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025 World War II also provides the backdrop for Concord’s Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, which honors 320 Black soldiers killed in a 1944 explosion while unloading munitions — a tragedy that led to desegregation of the military.—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025 To this end, they could be used effectively by Ukraine against things like Orlan-10 reconnaissance drones, Lancet loitering munitions, or Ka-52 and Mi-24 attack helicopters.—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for munition
Word History
Etymology
Middle French, from Latin munition-, munitio, from munire to fortify, from moenia walls; akin to Latin murus wall and perhaps to Sanskrit minoti he builds, fastens
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