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large firearms (as cannons or rockets) the army is waiting for the heavy ordnance to be brought in

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Recent Examples of ordnance An explosive ordnance robot was deployed to get a sample of the explosives found inside a box Thursday at CMC Recycling, the Knoxville Police Department said. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024 The 550-pound ordnance had been buried underground at Miyazaki Airport, located along the southwest coast of Japan. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024 The big unexploded ordnance lying under this term is the possibility of another election-eve or post-election case in which the presidential election hangs in the balance. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 8 Oct. 2024 Patania also recruited members of the Italian navy who often dive in the area to clear underwater ordnance left over from World War II. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ordnance 

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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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