Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ordnance
Pan captured 243 photographs and 13 videos of payload-processing facilities, munitions bunkers, security checkpoints, mission-control centers, fuel and ordnance storage sites, and the nuclear submarine wharf.
—
Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
My research focuses on using drone-based, multisensor imagery and artificial intelligence to improve the speed, accuracy and reliability of land mine and unexploded ordnance detection.
—Sagar Lekhak, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
The station stays on air for three to four hours a day, depending on electricity, as presenters warn residents about unexploded ordnance hidden in the streets, but also talk about daily life, Ramadan and the price of food.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
The drones can easily carry about 3 pounds of ordnance, notably C4 explosives, at speeds upward of 100 mph.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ordnance
Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
My research focuses on using drone-based, multisensor imagery and artificial intelligence to improve the speed, accuracy and reliability of land mine and unexploded ordnance detection.
—Sagar Lekhak, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
The station stays on air for three to four hours a day, depending on electricity, as presenters warn residents about unexploded ordnance hidden in the streets, but also talk about daily life, Ramadan and the price of food.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
The drones can easily carry about 3 pounds of ordnance, notably C4 explosives, at speeds upward of 100 mph.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ordnance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
Noun
-
Lester noted that the number of homicides has fallen 22%, shootings have dropped 25%, and more than 4,200 guns were seized in over the last four years.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
-
In your final scene, Joy sticks to her guns and leaves the ER.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
No arrests have been made, and no weapons have been recovered at this time.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
-
According to reports, Japan hopes to develop lots of cheap, long-range (621 mile/1,000 km+) weapons that can overwhelm any potential rival in the future.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
