ordnance C1 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈoɹdnəns/ UK /ˈɔːdnəns/ See IPA manual Freq #25322 Meanings 1 noun military weapons, ammunition, and related equipment The old fort still stored barrels of ordnance. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · military weapons,... artillerymunitionsarmament More weaponry Word family Derived forms ordnanceman Related forms ordinancecannonarsenal Common collocations ordnance store Noun + noun Etymology A shortened form of ordinance in the military sense of equipment, artillery, and supplies. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ordnance **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈoɹdnəns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɔːdnəns/ **Frequency rank:** 25322 ## Meanings 1. military weapons, ammunition, and related equipment ## Examples - The old fort still stored barrels of ordnance. ## Synonyms - artillery - munitions - armament - weaponry ## Derived Forms - ordnanceman ## Related Forms - ordinance - cannon - arsenal ## Etymology A shortened form of ordinance in the military sense of equipment, artillery, and supplies. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown