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We have learned that precision munitions go precisely where they're targeted to go. We've learned that the introduction of human beings in the equation, who can cause the precision munitions to go precisely where they should go, pays a huge dividend.
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Meaning of "munitions" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUNITIONS

munitions  [mjuːˈnɪʃənz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUNITIONS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Munitions is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUNITIONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

munitions

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 munitions in the English dictionary

The definition of munitions in the dictionary is military equipment and stores, esp ammunition.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUNITIONS


admissions
ædˈmɪʃənz
combinations
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃənz
communications
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
community-relations
kəˌmjuːnɪtɪrɪˈleɪʃənz
conditions
kənˈdɪʃənz
congratulations
kənˌɡrætjʊˈleɪʃənz
deliberations
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃənz
foundations
faʊnˈdeɪʃənz
Galatians
ɡəˈleɪʃənz
illuminations
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃənz
Lamentations
ˌlæmɛnˈteɪʃənz
limitations
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz
preparations
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃənz
ramifications
ˌræmɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz
relations
rɪˈleɪʃənz
representations
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənz
Revelations
ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz
solicitations
səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃənz
telecommunications
ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
vibrations
vaɪˈbreɪʃənz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUNITIONS

municipalities
municipality
municipalization
municipalize
municipally
munificence
munificent
munificently
munificentness
munifience
munify
muniment
muniments
munite
munition
munitioneer
munitioner
munitionette
munitions dump
munitions factory

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUNITIONS

accommodations
affections
alterations
Christmas decorations
community relations
connections
directions
frequently asked questions
go through the motions
instructions
intentions
international relations
law of nations
millions
National Insurance contributions
notions
proportions
public relations
reflections
transactions
United Nations

Synonyms and antonyms of munitions in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUNITIONS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «munitions» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of munitions

Translation of «munitions» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUNITIONS

Find out the translation of munitions to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of munitions from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «munitions» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

军火
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

municiones
570 millions of speakers

English

munitions
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़ाई के सामान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذخائر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боеприпасы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

munições
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধোপকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

munitions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Munitions
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Munition
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軍需品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

군수품
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amunisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đạn dược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆயுதக் கிடங்குகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युद्धनौका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cephane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

munizioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amunicji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боєприпаси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muniții
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυρομαχικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ammunisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ammunition
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bomber
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of munitions

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUNITIONS»

The term «munitions» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.908 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUNITIONS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «munitions» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «munitions» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about munitions

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QUOTES WITH «MUNITIONS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word munitions.
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Tommy Franks
We have learned that precision munitions go precisely where they're targeted to go. We've learned that the introduction of human beings in the equation, who can cause the precision munitions to go precisely where they should go, pays a huge dividend.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUNITIONS»

Discover the use of munitions in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to munitions and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On Her Their Lives Depend: Munitions Workers in the Great War
In this evocative book, Angela Woollacott analyzes oral histories, workers' writings, newspapers, official reports, and factory song lyrics to present an intimate view of women munitions workers in Britain during World War I. Munitions work ...
Angela Woollacott, 1994
2
Munitions of the Mind: A History of Propaganda, Third Edition
Written in an accessible style and format, this book has proven its appeal to the general reader as the public becomes more and more cynical of the manipulations of the political sphere.
Philip M. Taylor, 2003
3
Unacceptable Harm: A History of how the Treaty to Ban ...
This story explains how the treaty was achieved through the “Oslo process”, a partnership of governments, international organizations and civil society.
John Borrie, 2009
4
Military Munitions Response Program: Opportunities Exist to ...
The DoD established the military munitions response program (MMRP) in 2001 to clean up sites known to be or suspected of being contaminated with military munitions and related hazardous substances.
Anu K. Mittal, 2010
5
The Convention on Cluster Munitions: A Commentary
This Commentary describes why the Convention on Cluster Munitions was adopted and what it means in practical terms.
Gro Nystuen, Stuart Casey-Maslen, 2010
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Recommendations for the Disposal of Chemical Agents and ...
This book provides recommendations on the direction the Army should take in pursuing and completing its Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program.
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, 1994
7
Precision-guided Munitions and Human Suffering in War
This book seeks to answer the question: Do precision-guided munitions (PGMs) mitigate suffering in war, and have these weapons changed the way decisions regarding war and peace have been made?
Dr James E Hickey, 2012
8
A Forgotten Army: The Female Munitions Workers of South ...
"A Forgotten Army is a major contribution to our knowledge of twentieth-century Welsh women's history, as well as a significant reassessment of the impact of the Second World War on Welsh society."--BOOK JACKET.
Mari A. Williams, 2002
9
Effects of Degraded Agent and Munitions Anomalies on ...
(PMD) equipment solved the majority of these problems without interrupting the routine processing cycle (U.S. Army, 2000b). The few munitions that cannot be handled in this way are set aside for special processing at the end of the campaign.
Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 2004
10
Assessment of Explosive Destruction Technologies for ...
This book updates earlier evaluations of these technologies, as well as any other viable detonation technologies, based on several considerations including process maturity, process efficacy, process throughput, process safety, public and ...
Committee to Review Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program Detonation Technologies, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUNITIONS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term munitions is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grant to blow lid of county munitions plant history
A grant of £10,000 gifted by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is to help identify unknown archaeological remains on the former Nobel's TNT plant munitions ... «South Wales Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Second unexploded shell found at Poole Quay
There was a (naval) Cordite factory at Holton Heath, a Munitions factory where Plessey was, and a munitions dump where Asda currently is; ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
3
Munitions girls are the talk of The Steamie
First World War commemorations continue at Govanhill Baths this month with a new musical drama on the young women who worked ... «Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra, Jul 15»
4
Training to clear WWII munitions for OKIB lands
The chief and council of the Okanagan Indian Band are pleased to announce that the first three of nine band members have been selected to ... «Kelowna Capital News, Jul 15»
5
Books, maps, munitions and a queen's 467-year-old hair in Crewkerne
THERE will be history in abundance and in different forms in Lawrences' forthcoming auction of book, maps, photographs and manuscripts. «Western Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Munitions systems specialists arm the 'ultimate battle plane'
Airmen of the 1st SOEMS munitions flight are responsible for every step in between shipping and receiving, to testing and assembling guided ... «Air Force Link, Jul 15»
7
Engineers to clean up unexploded munitions on Big Island
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to remove explosives from areas of a former defense site on the ... «Hawaii News Now, Jul 15»
8
President ratifies Convention on Cluster Munitions
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska on July 15 signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), which had earlier been passed by the parliament ... «The Slovak Spectator, Jul 15»
9
WWII munitions found at Camp Blanding
"Crews found over 1,500 metallic objects with high-tech metal detectors and 1,400 of them were munitions debris. One was a 2.36-inch rocket ... «Clay Today Online, Jul 15»
10
Farmen takes reins of Joint Munitions Command
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – The Joint Munitions and Lethality Command and Joint Munitions Command held their change of command ... «Theredstonerocket, Jul 15»

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