Definition of ordnance

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Ordnance (n.) Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in war..

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Dispart :: Dispart (n.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
Aspic :: Aspic (n.) A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot.
Etat Major :: Etat Major () The staff of an army, including all officers above the rank of colonel, also, all adjutants, inspectors, quartermasters, commissaries, engineers, ordnance officers, paymasters, physicians, signal officers, judge advocates; also, the noncommissioned assistants of the above officers..
Mortar :: Mortar (n.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45¡, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described..
Rabinet :: Rabinet (n.) A kind of small ordnance formerly in use.
Minion :: Minion (n.) An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches..
Jingal :: "Jingal (n.) A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel..
Tampion :: Tampion (n.) A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use..
Ordnance :: Ordnance (n.) Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in war..
Demiculverin :: Demiculverin (n.) A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from nine to thirteen pounds..
Gun :: Gun (n.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon..
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged..
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades..
Gun :: Gun (n.) A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these t
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted..
Cannon :: Cannon (n.) A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.
Ordinance :: Ordinance (n.) Ordnance; cannon.
Lance :: Lance (n.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
Gunnery :: Gunnery (n.) That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired..
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