Recent Examples on the WebAnd before that, President Joe Biden stepped up the administration's effort to coerce Israel into reconsidering its strategy in Rafah with both his words and actions -- pausing a shipment of munitions to Israel and threatening to cut off more.—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 14 May 2024 The rule of thumb, explosives experts say, is that 10% of munitions do not detonate on impact.—Anas Baba, NPR, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for munition
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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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