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ordnance

[awrd-nuhns] / ˈɔrd nəns /


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On Sunday, specialist searches were carried out by the British Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal, as a precaution.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Donald Poole, a 101-year-old who is a veteran of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, will march at the Cenotaph service with the Burma Star Memorial Fund.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

These bombers can carry the 30,000-pound GBU-57 “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” bunker buster, a weapon experts say is uniquely designed to penetrate underground nuclear facilities like Iran’s Fordow site.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2025

Only the U.S. has the weapons that can do this—the 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator, carried by a B-2 bomber.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

Last summer on sunny days I cycled as far as Ordnance Survey Map 150'd let me.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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