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But this hail of munitions caused only limited damage to three Israeli sites: the Mossad compound in Glilot and two Israeli air force bases in the south.—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024 The two neighbors have drawn closer since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with North Korea already providing Moscow with artillery munitions and ballistic missiles.—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024 Then there was the matter of all the radioactive waste and unexploded munitions.—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024 The Times of Israel reported that the opening of Operation Northern Arrows saw 250 fighter jets dropping and firing 2,000 munitions.—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for munition
Word History
Etymology
Middle French, from Latin munition-, munitio, from munire to fortify, from moenia walls; akin to Latin murus wall and perhaps to Sanskrit minoti he builds, fastens
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