Meaning of "munition" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUNITION

Via French from Latin mūnītiō fortification, from mūnīre to fortify.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MUNITION

munition  [mjuːˈnɪʃən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUNITION

Munition is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb munition in English.

WHAT DOES MUNITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ammunition

Ammunition is gunpowder and artillery, or broadly anything that can be used in combat including bombs, missiles, warheads, landmines, naval mines, and anti-personnel mines. The word comes from the French la munition which is all material used for war. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions. The purpose of ammunition is to project force against a selected target. However, the nature of ammunition use also includes delivery or combat supporting munitions such as pyrotechnic or incendiary compounds. Since the design of the cartridge, the meaning has been transferred to the assembly of a projectile and its propellant in a single package. Ammunition involves the application of fire to targets, general use of weapons by personnel, explosives and propellants, cartridge systems, high explosive projectiles, warheads, shaped charge forms of attack on armour and aircraft, carrier projectiles, fuzes, mortar ammunition, small arms ammunition, grenades, mines, pyrotechnics, improved conventional munitions, and terminally guided munition.

Definition of munition in the English dictionary

The definition of munition in the dictionary is to supply with munitions.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MUNITION

PRESENT

Present

I munition

you munition

he/she/it munitions

we munition

you munition

they munition

Present continuous

I am munitioning

you are munitioning

he/she/it is munitioning

we are munitioning

you are munitioning

they are munitioning

Present perfect

I have munitioned

you have munitioned

he/she/it has munitioned

we have munitioned

you have munitioned

they have munitioned

Present perfect continuous

I have been munitioning

you have been munitioning

he/she/it has been munitioning

we have been munitioning

you have been munitioning

they have been munitioning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I munitioned

you munitioned

he/she/it munitioned

we munitioned

you munitioned

they munitioned

Past continuous

I was munitioning

you were munitioning

he/she/it was munitioning

we were munitioning

you were munitioning

they were munitioning

Past perfect

I had munitioned

you had munitioned

he/she/it had munitioned

we had munitioned

you had munitioned

they had munitioned

Past perfect continuous

I had been munitioning

you had been munitioning

he/she/it had been munitioning

we had been munitioning

you had been munitioning

they had been munitioning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will munition

you will munition

he/she/it will munition

we will munition

you will munition

they will munition

Future continuous

I will be munitioning

you will be munitioning

he/she/it will be munitioning

we will be munitioning

you will be munitioning

they will be munitioning

Future perfect

I will have munitioned

you will have munitioned

he/she/it will have munitioned

we will have munitioned

you will have munitioned

they will have munitioned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been munitioning

you will have been munitioning

he/she/it will have been munitioning

we will have been munitioning

you will have been munitioning

they will have been munitioning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would munition

you would munition

he/she/it would munition

we would munition

you would munition

they would munition

Conditional continuous

I would be munitioning

you would be munitioning

he/she/it would be munitioning

we would be munitioning

you would be munitioning

they would be munitioning

Conditional perfect

I would have munition

you would have munition

he/she/it would have munition

we would have munition

you would have munition

they would have munition

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been munitioning

you would have been munitioning

he/she/it would have been munitioning

we would have been munitioning

you would have been munitioning

they would have been munitioning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you munition
we let´s munition
you munition

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to munition

Past participle

munitioned

Present Participle

munitioning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF MUNITION

Find out the translation of munition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of munition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «munition» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 弹药
• Translator English - Spanish: munición
• English: munition
• Translator English - Hindi: लड़ाई के सामान
• Translator English - Arabic: ذخيرة
• Translator English - Russian: боеприпас
• Translator English - Portuguese: munição
• Translator English - Bengali: যুদ্ধোপকরণ
• Translator English - French: munition
• Translator English - Malay: Munition
• Translator English - German: Munition
• Translator English - Japanese: 軍需物資
• Translator English - Korean: 군수품
• Translator English - Javanese: Muni
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đạn dược
• Translator English - Tamil: ஆயுதங்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: युद्धनौका
• Translator English - Turkish: levazım
• Translator English - Italian: munizione
• Translator English - Polish: amunicyjny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: боєприпас
• Translator English - Romanian: muniții
• Translator English - Greek: πυρομαχικών
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vesting
• Translator English - Swedish: munition
• Translator English - Norwegian: ammunisjon

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUNITION»

Discover the use of munition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to munition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Workshop Hints for Munition Workers

Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Bernard Edward Jones, 2012

Cluster Munition Monitor 2011

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. “cluster munition victims” means all persons who have been killed or suffered physical or psychological injury, economic loss, social marginalisation or substantial impairment of the realisation of their rights caused by the use ...

The Monitor, Mines Action Canada

Survey of Cluster Munition Policy and Practice

A consortium of Diehl, GIWS, and Rheinmetall produce the SMArt-155 sensor- fuzed munition for the German Armed Forces and export customers Greece and Switzerland.127 The consortium granted Alliant TechSystems in the US licensed  ...

Human Rights Watch

Women As Munition Makers: A Study of Conditions in ...

A Study Of Conditions In Bridgeport, Connecticut; Munition Workers In England And France.

Amy Hewes, 2008

The Convention on Cluster Munitions: A Commentary

'Failed cluster munition' means a cluster munition that has been fired, dropped, launched, projected or otherwise delivered and which should have dispersed or released its explosive submunitions but failed to do so; Commentary 2.167 A ...

Gro Nystuen, Stuart Casey-Maslen, 2010

Advances in Cooperative Control and Optimization: ...

−2000 −1500 −1000 −500 0 y (ft ) munition 1 munition 2 target 1 −1500 −1000 − 500 0 y (ft ) munition 1 munition 2 −1000 −500 0 500 1000 x (ft) −1000 −500 0 500 1000 −2000 x (ft) target 1 (a) (b) After a short period, though, munition 1 turns to ...

Michael J. Hirsch, 2007

Arms Control and Global Security: A Document Guide

''Explosive submunition'' means a conventional munition that in order to perform its task is dispersed or released by a cluster munition and is designed to function by detonating an explosive charge prior to, on or after impact; 4. ''Failed cluster ...

Paul R. Viotti, 2010

Assessment of the Army Plan for the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile ...

In another recent assessment of munition agent contents, it was found that 597 of 733 4.2-in. mortar rounds were nominally empty—that is, they did not have a detectable agent fill—and that for GTRs, 263 of 477 rockets were also nominally ...

Committee on Review and Assessment of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Material Demilitarization Program: Pine Bluff, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 2004

Defense Industries: Science and Technology Related to ...

THE IMPACT OF MUNITION ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN A GLOBAL VIEW Hiltmar Schubert Pfinztal , Germany Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) ABSTRACT The general impact of munition on the environment is caused by ...

Pelagio Castelo Branco, Hiltmar Schubert, Jose Campos, 2005

The Third Reich and the Palestine Question

Karabiner. Jemen: 1 000 000 Gewehr-Karabiner Munition. April Palästina: 210 Gewehr-Karabiner MG Munition. Mai Britisch-Indien: 300 Gewehre, Karabiner. Dezember Arabien: 1 Gewehr-Karabiner. Britisch-Indien: 150 Gewehr-Karabiner.

Francis R. Nicosia, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUNITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term munition is used in the context of the following news items.

Medics Sue Seattle Police Over Excessive Use of Force and Use of …

"No one should go to a protest and feel like they're being targeted by any sort munition," he said. "This was nonviolent." Donny-Clark said when ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»

Army Nominee Mark Milley Unveils Force Readiness, Tech …

... big data, robotics, human performance management, munition, three-dimensional printing, advanced materials and nanotechnology areas. «ExecutiveGov, Jul 15»

Unmanned aerial systems (uas) market set to grow by 2017 …

Units feature a variety of internal weapons loads, including 2,000 lb Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), an Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»

Update: Egypt receives first Rafale fighters

... for the Egyptian Rafale will include the Safran/MBDA 'Armament Air-Sol Modulair (AASM) Hammer (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended ... «IHS Jane's 360, Jul 15»

Mystery surrounds WWII-era bomb found on St. Pete Beach

“A long time ago we found one here that was a more modern munition and that has liquid phosphorous in it, but that had been shot off offshore ... «WFLA, Jul 15»

Daily Telegraph July 21 1915

Further to the demonstration reported on July 19 by women demanding to be able to work as munition workers a deputation of Suffragettes ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Meet the giant hero rats sniffing up the world's landmines

Explosive remnants have killed or injured over 64,000 people; the "vast majority" civilians, according to the Landmine and Cluster Munition ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»

Air Force: F-15 pilot in Va. forest crash was incapacitated

The jet was on a standard training exercise to receive a system upgrade and had no munition on board, said Maj. Matthew Mutti, from Barnes ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»

Reports: ISIL using chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq

The munition was fired from a village about four kilometers away which was then under the control of ISIL, Bevan said. Investigating teams ... «World Tribune, Jul 15»

British Media Uses Fake Video Footage to Accuse Syria's President …

... in which a crew member uses a cigarette to light the fuse on a long, slender munition which is then ejected overboard, appears at 4 minutes ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»