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munition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Munition \Mu*ni"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.] His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks. --Is. xxxiii 16. 2. Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for annoying an enemy; ammunition; also stores and provisions; military stores of all kinds. The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. --Sir W. Raleigh. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: munition n 1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms}, {implements of war}, {weapons system}] 2: walls or mounds used around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: {fortification}] v : supply with munition
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