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noun

Munition n.

Fortification; stronghold. (Obs.) "His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks."

Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and provisions; military stores of all kinds. "The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Munition" Quotes from Famous Books

... reported that the two thousand taxi-drivers still on strike have decided to offer their services to Sir AUCKLAND GEDDES for munition work. Suitable employment will be found for them in a ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 5, 1917 • Various

... of Munitions. Health of Munition Workers Committee. Hours, fatigue, and health in British munition factories. Reprints of the memoranda of the British Health of Munition Workers ...

— Introduction to the Science of Sociology • Robert E. Park

... at any rate had not wanted the war. He was a skilled mechanic in one of the munition factories. There had been a strike on account of bad conditions and he had been one of the leaders. The Government had seized him and bundled him off to the front. He was glad to be captured. After the war the Kaiser would ...

— Army Boys in the French Trenches • Homer Randall

... this ship down to Elephant Island. I wrote out an agreement with Lloyd's for the insurance of the ship. Captain Thom, an old friend of the Expedition, happened to be in Husvik with his ship, the 'Orwell', loading oil for use in Britain's munition works, and he at once volunteered to come with us in any capacity. I asked him to come as captain of the 'Southern Sky'. There was no difficulty about getting a crew. The whalers were eager to assist in the rescue ...

— South! • Sir Ernest Shackleton

... in his main contention," Mr. Stenson interposed. "The war is rapidly creating a new class of bourgeoisie. The very differences in the earning of skilled labourers will bring trouble before long—the miner with his fifty or sixty shillings, and the munition worker with his seven or eight pounds—men drawn ...

— The Devil's Paw • E. Phillips Oppenheim

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