ordnance

• n. 軍火；大炮；軍械署

來自ordinance的拚寫截短形式。詞義由命令引申為軍事安排，排兵布陣，軍事物資供給，後用於指武器，軍械，大炮等。詞義演變比較munition,artillery.

ordnance (n.)

"cannon, artillery," 1540s, a clipped form of ordinance (q.v.) which was attested from late 14c. in the sense of "military materials, provisions of war;" a sense now obsolete but which led to those of "engines for discharging missiles" (early 15c.) and "branch of the military concerned with stores and materials" (late 15c.). The shorter word was established in these distinct senses by 17c. Ordnance survey (1833), official survey of Great Britain and Ireland, was undertaken by the government under the direction of the Master-General of the Ordnance (the natural choice, gunners being thoroughly trained in surveying ranges and distances).

1. An Ordnance Survey grid reference gives the position of a place to within 100 metres.

全國地形測量局的地圖坐標標示某地的位置精確到100米以內.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. She worked in an ordnance factory during the war.

戰爭期間她在一家兵工廠工作.

來自辭典例句

3. Shoes and clothing for the army were scarce, ordnance supplies and drugs were scarcer.

軍隊很缺鞋和衣服, 武器供應和藥品就更少了.

來自飄（部分）

4. With cargo projectile by the world , serious problem of unexploded ordnance arisen.

子母彈藥的應用與發展帶來了嚴重的未爆彈藥問題.

來自互聯網

5. All non - EOD explosive ordnance disposal personnel must evacuate immediately.

所有 非 排彈人員立刻撤離.

來自互聯網