Ordnance
1Ordnance — Ord nance, n. [From OE. ordenance, referring orig. to the bore or size of the cannon. See {Ordinance}.] Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons, ammunitiion,… …
2ordnance — (n.) cannon, artillery, a clipped form of ORDINANCE (Cf. ordinance) (q.v.) which was attested from late 14c. in the sense of military materials, provisions of war; a sense now obsolete but which led to those of engines for discharging missiles… …
3Ordnance — Pays d’origine Pékin,  Chine Genre musical Power Metal Trash Metal Groove Metal …
4ordnance — [ôrd′nəns] n. [contr. < ORDINANCE, in restricted meaning] 1. cannon or artillery 2. all military weapons together with ammunition, combat vehicles, etc. and the equipment and supplies used in servicing these 3. a military branch or unit that… …
5Ordnance — (spr. órdnǟnß), in England das Geschützwesen, auch die Behörde (O. Department), der die Sorge für das gesamte Artillerie , Ingenieur , Garnison und Kasernenwesen obliegt, und die direkt vom Kriegsamt ressortiert. Vgl. Ordonnanztruppen …
6ordnance — *armament, matériel, munitions, arms, artillery, ammunition …
7ordnance — [n] artillery arms, big guns*, bombs, heavy stuff*, missiles, munitions, weapons; concepts 322,500 …
8ordnance — ► NOUN 1) mounted guns; cannon. 2) US munitions. 3) a government department dealing with military stores and materials. ORIGIN variant of ORDINANCE(Cf. ↑ordinance) …
9Ordnance — Not to be confused with Ordinance (disambiguation). Ordnance may refer to: Military: Military logistics, especially provision of weapons and ammunition Ordnance weapon, a personal weapon issued to a member of a military unit Aircraft ordnance,… …
10Ordnance QF 75 mm — The Ordnance QF 75 mm, abbreviated to OQF 75 mm, was a British tank gun of the Second World War. It was used instead of the Ordnance QF 6 pounder ( 6 pdr ), an anti tank gun, to give better performance against infantry targets in a… …
