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Cluster munitions designed to maximize casualties hit a house in northern Sumy oblast, or region, killing one woman and injuring another, on May 26.—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled plans for record military spending, including major investments in stockpiles of critical munitions such as long-range fires, antiship missiles, and missiles for air defense.—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025 An effective attack by Israel would require U.S. assistance for both mid-air refueling and munitions, according to the February intelligence report.—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 May 2025 Earlier this month, the North Korean leader supervised a missile test, inspected tank and munitions plants, and made a rare stop at the Russian embassy in Pyongyang to reaffirm the nation's alliance with Moscow.—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for munition
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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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