ordnance
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The objects include unexploded ordnance, drones and other unmanned vehicles found washed ashore or floating at sea, it said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
During the summer, the sheriff’s bomb squad and the naval explosive ordnance disposal unit also responded to the beach to pick up a much more hazardous item, a Super Bazooka round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Humberside Police and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they attended along with an explosive ordnance disposal team.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
A fourth servicemember was killed last week in Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The shield was heavier than I would have liked, but do soldiers ever get to choose their ordnance?
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing ordnance
The Things They Carried
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Life of Pi
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