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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌmjuˈnɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-munition.wav Forms: munitions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”) via French munition, from mūnīre (“fortify, defend (with a wall)”) + -tiō, from moenia (“city walls, defensive walls, or walls in general”). Equivalent to munite + -ion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|mūnitiō||a defence, fortification}} Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”), {{bor|en|fr|munition}} French munition, {{suf|la|mūnīre|tiō|gloss1=fortify, defend (with a wall)|nocat=1}} mūnīre (“fortify, defend (with a wall)”) + -tiō, {{suf|en|munite|-ion}} munite + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} munition (plural munitions)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition. Tags: in-plural Translations (armaments, weapons, ammunition): sursat (Azerbaijani), silah-sursat (Azerbaijani), муниции (municii) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), боеприпаси (boepripasi) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), 軍火 /军火 (gwan¹ fo²) (Chinese Cantonese), municio (Esperanto), aseistus (Finnish), ampumatarvikkeet (Finnish), A-tarvike (Finnish), varuste (Finnish), kalusto (Finnish), fegyverzet (Hungarian), zaopatrzenie [neuter] (Polish), uzbrojenie [neuter] (Polish), amunicja [feminine] (Polish), muniție [feminine] (Romanian), боєприпаси (bojeprypasy) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-munition-en-noun-END~0gAv Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 45 2 14 Disambiguation of 'armaments, weapons, ammunition': 72 22 6
  2. (chiefly in the plural, military, NATO) Bombs, rockets, missiles (complete explosive devices, in contrast to e.g. guns). Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-munition-en-noun-gpK1qSNL Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 53 1 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 23 51 4 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 53 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 45 2 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 55 2 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 19 59 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 61 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 19 61 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 19 62 3 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 61 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 64 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 58 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 61 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 19 61 4 16 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (rare, obsolete) A tower or fortification. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-munition-en-noun-upJGoDR1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cluster munition, loitering munition, loiter munition, submunition

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌmjuˈnɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-munition.wav Forms: munitions [present, singular, third-person], munitioning [participle, present], munitioned [participle, past], munitioned [past]
Etymology: From Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”) via French munition, from mūnīre (“fortify, defend (with a wall)”) + -tiō, from moenia (“city walls, defensive walls, or walls in general”). Equivalent to munite + -ion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|mūnitiō||a defence, fortification}} Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”), {{bor|en|fr|munition}} French munition, {{suf|la|mūnīre|tiō|gloss1=fortify, defend (with a wall)|nocat=1}} mūnīre (“fortify, defend (with a wall)”) + -tiō, {{suf|en|munite|-ion}} munite + -ion Head templates: {{en-verb}} munition (third-person singular simple present munitions, present participle munitioning, simple past and past participle munitioned)
  1. (transitive) To supply with munitions. Tags: transitive Derived forms: remunition, munitionette, munitioner, munitioneer
    Sense id: en-munition-en-verb-7Ojyx3vn Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 45 2 14

Noun [French]

IPA: /my.ni.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-munition.ogg Forms: munitions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mūnitiōnem, from mūniō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|mūnitiō|mūnitiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin mūnitiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} munition f (plural munitions)
  1. ammunition (weaponry) Tags: feminine Derived forms: munition maraudeuse, munition rôdeuse
    Sense id: en-munition-fr-noun-tKVylvne Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Firearms

Inflected forms

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      "word": "loiter munition"
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          "text": "I wil stand vpon my watch, and fixe my steppe vpon the munition: and I wil behold, to see what may be sayd to me, and what I may answer to him that rebuketh me.",
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        "A tower or fortification."
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        "(rare, obsolete) A tower or fortification."
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      "code": "az",
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      "roman": "gwan¹ fo²",
      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "word": "軍火 /军火"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "word": "municio"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "word": "aseistus"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "word": "ampumatarvikkeet"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "word": "A-tarvike"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "word": "varuste"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "word": "kalusto"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "word": "fegyverzet"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "amunicja"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "armaments, weapons, ammunition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "muniție"
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      "code": "uk",
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        "plural"
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      "word": "боєприпаси"
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    "Terms with Romanian translations",
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    {
      "word": "remunition"
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    {
      "word": "munitionette"
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      "word": "munition maraudeuse"
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      "word": "munition rôdeuse"
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