ordnance

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable, uncountable) Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
2. (countable, uncountable) Artillery.

Sinónimos

artillery

gun

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cannon

munition

ordnance store

heavy weapon

weapon

weaponry

weapons

heavy weapons

ord.

ammo

redshirt

ammunition

armament

arms

gunner

heavy artillery

ordinance

Traducións

artiglieria

Artillerie

artillería

πυροβολικό

artilleria

artillerie

geschut

arma

arma

armas

arma

Militärmaterial

βαρύ πυροβολικό

artilharia

όπλο

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈɔːdnəns/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

A reduced form of ordinance, which is attested from the late 14th century in the sense of "military equipment or provisions". The sense of "artillery" arises in the early 15th century, the sense "military logistics" in the late 15th century. The shortened form ordnance arises by the 17th century, now often distinguished in writing from the other meanings of ordinance. Also doublet of ordonnance.