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ord|nance — «AWRD nuhns», noun. 1. cannon or artillery: »heavy ordnance. 2. military weapons of all kinds, such as guns, combat vehicles, and ammunition, together with the tools for repairing and maintaining them. SYNONYM(S): arms, armament. ╂[reduction of… … Useful english dictionary
ord — ord; ORD; ord·nance; ord·nance·man; rec·ord·less; … English syllables
ordnance — ord·nance … English syllables
ordnance — ord|nance [ˈo:dnəns US ˈo:r ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ordenance; ORDINANCE] 1.) large guns with wheels = ↑artillery 2.) weapons, explosives, and vehicles used in fighting … Dictionary of contemporary English
ordnance — ord|nance [ ɔrdnəns ] noun uncount TECHNICAL 1. ) military weapons and related equipment a ) a military department responsible for weapons 2. ) large guns fixed to wheels … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ordnanceman — ord·nance·man … English syllables
ordnance — ord•nance [[t]ˈɔrd nəns[/t]] n. 1) mil cannon or artillery 2) mil military weapons with their equipment, ammunition, etc 3) mil the army branch that deals with ordnance • Etymology: 1620–30; syncopated var. of ordinance … From formal English to slang
Ordnance — Ord nance, n. [From OE. ordenance, referring orig. to the bore or size of the cannon. See {Ordinance}.] Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons, ammunitiion,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordnance survey — Ordnance Ord nance, n. [From OE. ordenance, referring orig. to the bore or size of the cannon. See {Ordinance}.] Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… … English syllables
