munition

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: weaponry arms implements of war weapons system ordnance ordnance store fortification

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

weapons considered collectivelySynonyms: weaponry arms implements of war weapons system
military suppliesSynonyms: ordnance ordnance store
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen itSynonyms: fortification

Verb (1)

supply with weapons

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Munition \Mu*ni"tion\, n. [F., munition of war, L. munitio a fortifying, fortification, fr. munire to fortify, defend with a wall; cf. moenia walls, murus (for moirus) a wall, and Skr. mi to fix, make firm. Cf. Ammunition.]

1.Fortification; stronghold. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks.— Is. xxxiii. 16.[1913 Webster]

2.Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and provisions; military stores of all kinds. [1913 Webster]

The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.— Sir W. Raleigh.[1913 Webster]