ordnance
Guns and shells
Ordnance is military weapons, ammunition, and equipment—especially artillery and explosives.
The term appears in official contexts: ordnance depot, ordnance disposal, explosive ordnance.
An ordnance survey is a detailed geographic mapping originally conducted for military purposes.
Not to be confused with ordinance, which is a law or regulation.
Short-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- turretProtruding fortified structure
breech · caliber · trajectory · ballistics · salvo · barrage · bombardment · shelling
Weapon projectiles and charges
- shellsProtective outer layers
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- warheadsExplosive missile components
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
rockets · torpedoes · grenades · bombs · mines · projectiles · explosives · stockpile
Collective military weapons
- firepowerCombat weapon effectiveness
- weaponryMilitary equipment collectively
- materielArmed forces equipment
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
arsenal · quartermaster · logistics · procurement · inventory · deployment · theater · garrison
Workday cutoff acronym
- defusingNeutralizing an explosive device
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- unexplodedFailed to discharge
- dudFailed device or effort
IED · landmine · clearance · demining · technician · detection · hazardous · neutralization
Long-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- revolversCylinder-fed handguns
- shotgunsWide-bore pellet firearms
- carbinesShort-barreled long guns
sidearms · handguns · machine-guns · semi-automatics · bolt-action · musket · flintlock · magazine
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- redoubtEnclosed temporary fortification
stockade · emplacement · parapet · entrenchment · blockhouse · citadel · stronghold · bulwark
Laws governing weapon ownership
- ATFFirearms oversight agency
- licensingGranting official permission
- permitsGrants formal authorization
- restrictionsLimitations on action
compliance · statute · enforcement · registry · ban
howitzer
Short-barreled artillery piece
turret · breech · caliber · trajectory · ballistics · salvo · barrage · bombardment · shelling · cannonball
ammunition
Weapon projectiles and charges
- shellsProtective outer layers
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- warheadsExplosive missile components
missiles · rockets · torpedoes · grenades · bombs · mines · projectiles · explosives · stockpile · magazine
armaments
Collective military weapons
- firepowerCombat weapon effectiveness
- weaponryMilitary equipment collectively
- materielArmed forces equipment
hardware · arsenal · quartermaster · logistics · procurement · inventory · deployment · theater · garrison · armory
EOD
Workday cutoff acronym
- defusingNeutralizing an explosive device
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- unexplodedFailed to discharge
dud · IED · landmine · clearance · demining · technician · detection · hazardous · neutralization
rifles
Long-barreled shoulder firearms
carbines · sidearms · handguns · machine-guns · semi-automatics · bolt-action · musket · flintlock · magazine · trigger
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
redoubt · stockade · emplacement · parapet · entrenchment · blockhouse · citadel · stronghold · bulwark · garrison
gun-control
Laws governing weapon ownership
restrictions · compliance · statute · enforcement · registry · ban
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
- armorysword, rifles, dagger, pistols, axe
- armsguns, rifles, pistols, swords, firearms
- military suppliesammunition, ammo, rifles, bombs, bandages
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
ordnancearmor
Protective combat covering
shields · fortifications · humanitarian aid · protective gear · medical supplies
ordnanceunarmed
Having no weapons
disarmed · demilitarized · non-lethal weapons · small arms · sidearms
ordnancepeace
Freedom from disturbance
diplomacy · disarmament · demilitarization · peacekeeping · food aid
- unexploded ordnanceMilitary ammunition that failed to detonate
- heavy ordnanceLarge military weapons
- explosive ordnanceWeapons designed to detonate
- ordnance disposalNeutralizing unexploded military explosives