As nouns the difference between ordnance and ammo
is that ordnance is military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition while ammo is (informal) short form of ammunition.
As a verb ammo is
(informal) to load up on ammunition.
ordnance
English
Noun
(
en noun)
military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
artillery.
Usage notes
The British , now a civilian agency, retains its name from its origin as a military topographic survey of Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.
This word is often confused with ordinance, which is a law or legal statute.
Related terms
* unexploded ordnance
ammo
English
Noun
(-)
(informal) Short form of ammunition.
Verb
(
en verb)
(informal) To load up on ammunition.
*2001 , H. Beam Piper, Uller Uprising :
- "Harry and Hassan are getting the car re-ammoed ; they dropped me off here.
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