Munition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

weapons considered collectively

military supplies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mjuːnˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mjuːnˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mjuːnˈɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /mjuːnˈɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arms ordnance store implements of war fortification ordnance weapons system weaponry

Parts of Speech

noun	weapons considered collectively
noun	military supplies
noun	defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
verb	supply with weapons

Word Forms

munition	verb	supply with weapons
fortify	verb	enclose by or as if by a fortification
munition	noun	weapons considered collectively

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

munición

armas consideradas colectivamente

🇮🇹Italian

munizioni

armi considerate collettivamente

🇳🇱Dutch

munitie

wapens collectief beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

munição

armas consideradas coletivamente

🇷🇺Russian

боеприпасы

оружие рассматривается в совокупности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लड़ाई के सामान

हथियारों पर सामूहिक रूप से विचार किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

যুদ্ধাস্ত্র

সমষ্টিগতভাবে বিবেচিত অস্ত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

வெடிமருந்து

ஆயுதங்கள் கூட்டாக கருதப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

మందుగుండు సామగ్రి

ఆయుధాలు సమిష్టిగా పరిగణించబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

युद्धसामग्री

शस्त्रे एकत्रितपणे विचारात घेतली जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

દારૂગોળો

શસ્ત્રો સામૂહિક રીતે ગણવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯುದ್ಧಸಾಮಗ್ರಿ

ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യുദ്ധോപകരണം

ആയുധങ്ങൾ കൂട്ടായി കണക്കാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਲਾ

ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گولہ بارود

ہتھیاروں کو اجتماعی طور پر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弹药

集体考虑的武器

🇯🇵Japanese

軍需品

武器は集合的に考えられる

🇰🇷Korean

군수품

총체적으로 고려되는 무기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đạn dược

vũ khí được coi là tập thể

🇹🇭Thai

อาวุธยุทโธปกรณ์

อาวุธที่พิจารณาร่วมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mesiu

senjata dipertimbangkan secara kolektif

🇵🇭Filipino

bala

mga armas na isinasaalang-alang nang sama-sama

🇲🇾Malay

amunisi

senjata dipertimbangkan secara kolektif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذخيرة

الأسلحة تعتبر جماعية

🇮🇷Persian

مهمات

سلاح ها به طور جمعی در نظر گرفته می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

mühimmat

toplu olarak ele alınan silahlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

תחמושת

כלי נשק נחשבים באופן קולקטיבי

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