ammunition dump
Military explosives storage
An ammunition dump is a military storage site for explosives, shells, and other munitions.
The term dump suggests temporary or field conditions rather than permanent facilities: The airstrike targeted an enemy ammunition dump.
Because of the volatile contents, ammunition dumps are typically located away from populated areas.
- armoryMilitary weapons storehouse
- explosivesDetonating substances
- high explosivesRapidly detonating destructive compounds
- shellsProtective outer layers
- live roundsFunctional, lethal ammunition
magazine · arsenal · grenades · depot · stockpiling · missiles · cartridges · warheads · bullets · staging area · forward operating base · bombs · bunker · supply depot · powder · ordnance · war materiel · mines
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
- military basesoldiers, barracks, HQ, troops, hangar
- reservesreserve, reserves, bank reserves, cash reserves, fuel reserve
- military targetscommand center, headquarters, command post, fuel depot, supply depot
- Dangerous Buildingscondemned building, collapsed building, firetrap, fire trap, dilapidated house
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
ammunition, dump, ammo, munition, munitions, dumps, dumped, dumping