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

The post is the lone place in North America filling white phosphorus munitions, which uses a highly flammable substance that ignites when exposed to air. —Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025

The Nazis seized the factory, converting it into a munitions plant and later a branch of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025

Flying in beast mode increases the overall number of munitions the F-35 can carry while simultaneously reducing its central stealth capability. —Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

These deployments—in addition to the North's provision of munitions, missiles and other military equipment to Russia—have further alarmed South Korea, a U.S. defense treaty ally. —Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 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