munition

noun

mu·​ni·​tion myu̇-ˈni-shən 

1

archaic : rampart, defense

2

: armament, ammunition

munition transitive verb

Examples of munition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP International watchers believe North Korea is, or will be, receiving economic aid and a hand-up with its weapons development programs, including submarines and ballistic missiles, from Russia in exchange for munitions, missiles and troops. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025

Between inspecting munitions plants and attending missile tests, Kim keeps making visits to scallop farms and tourist projects. —John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025

However, Seoul is developing a high-end medium-range loitering munition that could take on a Harop-like role, so the capability gap may be fleeting. —Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025

The arsenal, which falls under the Army Materiel Command, also designs and stores smoke, riot control, and incendiary munitions, as well as chemical and biological defense operations items. —Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025

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

First Known Use

1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for munition

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

munition

noun

mu·​ni·​tion myu̇-ˈnish-ənz 

: armament sense 2, ammunition