ORDNANCE


Meaning of ORDNANCE in English

/ ˈɔːdnəns; NAmE ˈɔːrd-/ noun [ U ]

1.

large guns on wheels

SYN artillery

2.

military supplies and materials :

an ordnance depot

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : variant of ordinance .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.