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Weapons vs Ordnance - What's the difference?

weapons | ordnance |

As nouns the difference between weapons and ordnance

is that weapons is plural of lang=en while ordnance is military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.

weapons

English

Noun

(head)

    • Anagrams

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    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