MUNITION


Meaning of MUNITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ myu̇-ˈni-shən ]

noun

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

Date: 1508

1. archaic : rampart , defense

2. : armament , ammunition

• munition transitive verb

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