Found 3 hits - Term: munition, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
munition \muni"tion\, n. f., munition of war, l. munitio a
fortifying, fortification, fr. munire to fortify, defend with
a wall; cf. moenia walls, murus for moirus a wall, and skr.
mi to fix, make firm. cf. ammunition.
1. fortification; stronghold. obs.
1913 webster
his place of defense shall be the munitions of
rocks. --is. xxxiii.
16.
1913 webster
2. whatever materials are used in war for defense or for
annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and
provisions; military stores of all kinds.
1913 webster
the bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly
be called the sinews of war. --sir w.
raleigh.
1913 webster
see also:
ammunition
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
munition
n 1: weapons considered collectively syn: weaponry, arms, implements
of war, weapons system
2: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built
around a stronghold to strengthen it syn: fortification
v : supply with weapons
see also:
weaponry arms implements of war weapons system fortification
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
19 moby thesaurus words for "munition":
accouter, appoint, arm, dress, equip, fit, fit out, fit up,
furnish, gear, heel, man, outfit, prepare, rig, rig out, rig up,
staff, turn out
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