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ordnance

noun

ˈȯrd-nən(t)s

Definition of ordnance

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large firearms (as cannons or rockets) the army is waiting for the heavy ordnance to be brought in

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Recent Examples of ordnance The sheriff’s office also has a Remotec Andros robot, an explosive ordnance disposal robot, purchased about 15 years ago through another federal grant. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 Firefighters had to stop work temporarily after explosions took place and an ordnance disposal unit was brought in to continuously assess the situation, German news agency DPA reported. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 The new airborne imaging system combines advanced multispectral sensing with artificial intelligence to detect shallow-water unexploded ordnance (UXO). — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026 Videos showed police beating back agitators with batons and deploying anti-riot ordnance as the demonstrators chanted against the country's conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a massive political rally. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ordnance

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But police say the ranger approaching the car would ultimately lead to a sprawling investigation involving drugs, guns, mysterious chemicals, a missing woman and local and federal investigators turning a Philadelphia home inside out.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
State lawmakers said these rapid-fire guns are not needed for self-defense but can be a weapon of mass murder.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
The department will also deploy counterterrorism resources, explosive detection K-9s, bomb squad personnel and heavy weapons teams, along with plain clothes officers and a harbor unit for the waterways.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 July 2026

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