mu‧ni‧tions /mjuːˈnɪʃ
ənz $ mjʊ-/
noun [plural][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: munition, from Latin, from munire 'to make (a building) strong against attack', from moenia 'walls']
military supplies such as bombs and guns ⇒
ammunition:
a munitions factory—munition adjective [only before noun] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲