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ordnance 【ordnance】n. 炮；军械The pirate ships in the West Indies were armed with heavy ordnance.西印度群岛的海盗船武装有大量军火。

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['ɔːrdnəns] 
ordnancemilitary supplies
Ordnance is another word for military supplies, like guns, rockets, or armor. When a country is at war, it needs a lot of ordnance.
The average person has probably never heard of ordnance. In fact, an ordinary person would have some explaining to do if they had ordnance, because it refers to military supplies. The word ordinance for “command” lost an i in the 1500’s and became ordnance, meaning “military materials.” Both words go with war — a command to shoot requires ordnance, or something to shoot with. Ordnance helps soldiers fight and protect them. You can’t go to war without ordnance.
All forms of 'ordnance' will appear on average once every 1842 pages.ordnance

Front	ordnance
Pron	['ɔːrdnəns]
Back	【ordnance】 n. 炮；军械 The pirate ships in the West Indies were armed with heavy ordnance. 西印度群岛的海盗船武装有大量军火。
Vocab	ordnancemilitary supplies Ordnance is another word for military supplies, like guns, rockets, or armor. When a country is at war, it needs a lot of ordnance. The average person has probably never heard of ordnance. In fact, an ordinary person would have some explaining to do if they had ordnance, because it refers to military supplies. The word ordinance for “command” lost an i in the 1500’s and became ordnance, meaning “military materials.” Both words go with war — a command to shoot requires ordnance, or something to shoot with. Ordnance helps soldiers fight and protect them. You can’t go to war without ordnance. All forms of 'ordnance' will appear on average once every 1842 pages. ordnance

Ordnance Military Word Average Person War Shoot ɔːrdnəns