ordnance

Example Sentences

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He also broke down some of the spending by ordnance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

During the incident, about 20 so-called "cook-offs" involving old ordnance occurred in the area - explosions triggered by temperatures exceeding 600C.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Around a fifth of Ukraine is contaminated by mines or unexploded ordnance, according to the UN's Mine Action Service.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Air Force was dumping thousands of tons of ordnance, World War II-style, with little or no strategic result.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Hereupon the president was contented the fort should be palisadoed, the ordnance mounted, his men armed and exercised.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone