From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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His place of defense shall be the munitions of
rocks. --Is. xxxiii.
16.
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2. Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for
annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and
provisions; military stores of all kinds.
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The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly
be called the sinews of war. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
munition
n 1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms},
{implements of war}, {weapons system}, {munition}]
2: military supplies [syn: {munition}, {ordnance}, {ordnance
store}]
3: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built
around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: {fortification},
{munition}]
v 1: supply with weapons
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Munition /muːniːtsiːoːn/
ammo; ammunition; munitions
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