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ordnance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ord·nance /ˈɔːdnəns $ ˈɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]  1. PMWlarge guns with wheels 〔装有轮子的〕大炮 SYN artillery2. PMWweapons, explosives, and vehicles used in fighting 军械〔如武器、弹药、军车等〕
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ordnanceThe Cartesian projection, narrowing towards the poles, is practical for detailing and is used in most coastal ordnance surveys.A severely damaged Royal Navy destroyer burns through the day with exploding ordnance and great sudden flares of burning bunker oil.There was so much ordnance stored in his office he had to get Ferric to take some home.One from the ordnance factory and one from the Army.Robert Shadley, commander of the ordnance center and school.He succeeded Pym in control of the ordnance, and was thanked by the House for deciphering intercepted letters.On Grey's becoming prime minister in 1831, Creevey got the post of treasurer of the ordnance at £1,200 a year.
Origin ordnance (1300-1400) Old French ordenance; → ORDINANCE
ord·nance nounChineseSyllable
wheels with Corpus large guns


ordnance
ordnance /ˈɔːdnəns $ ˈɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: ordenance; ordinance
1. large guns with wheels
   SYN  artillery
2. weapons, explosives, and vehicles used in fighting


ord·nanceBrE /ˈɔːdnəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːrdnəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] large guns on wheels (可移动的)大炮 SYN artillery military supplies and materials 军备物资;军需品;军用器材an ordnance depot军械库