ordnance
nounMilitary materiel, such as weapons, ammunition, combat vehicles, and equipment.
nounThe branch of an armed force that procures, maintains, and issues weapons, ammunition, and combat vehicles.
nounCannon; artillery.
nounCannon or great guns collectively, including mortars and howitzers; artillery.
nounA board composed of United States ordnance-officers distinguished for their attainments in the theory and practice of heavy ordnance, its construction and use, whose duty it is to conduct experiments, and test and report upon all ordnance subjects referred to it by the chief of ordnance. This board is designated by the Secretary of War, and is advisory to the chief of ordnance of the army.
nounHeavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons, ammunitiion, and appliances used in war.
nounthe official survey of Great Britain and Ireland, conducted by the ordnance department.
nounmilitary supplies