ordnance

Example Sentences

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The atmosphere was that of a tensely quiet office, with all of them playing a game of whack-a-mole against the Russians, trying to catch and rain ordnance on them before they could attack Ukrainian forces.

From Los Angeles Times

In some cases, crews bring unexploded ordnance originally fired by the Russians to secret labs in eastern Ukraine, and the elements are carefully stripped away to create a new munition.

From Washington Post

"Humanitarian mine action has traditionally been a male-dominated sector, in part because of the specialist explosive ordnance disposal and military backgrounds of many staff," Mr Cormack explains.

From BBC

Chunks of unexploded ordnance protruded from the streets.

From New York Times

“Look at me. I am not forgiving the fact you’re not delivering the ordnance we need. OK?”

From New York Times