ORDNANCES

Noun

ordnances

plural of ordnance

Anagrams

• consarned, nonsacred

Source: Wiktionary


ORDNANCE

Ord"nance, n. Etym: [From OE. ordenance, referring orig. to the bore or size of the cannon. See Ordinance.]

Definition: Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in war. All the battlements their ordnance fire. Shak. Then you may hear afar off the awful roar of his [Rufus Choate's] rifled ordnance. E. Ererett. Ordnance survey, the official survey of Great Britain and Ireland, conducted by the ordnance department.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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