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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Munition \Mu*ni"tion\, noun [F., munition of war, L. munitio a fortifying, fortification, fr. munire to fortify, defend with a wall; cf. moenia walls, murus (for moirus) a wall, and Skr. mi to fix, make firm. Cf. {Ammunition}.]
1. Fortification; stronghold. [Obs.]
His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks. --Is. xxxiii. 16.
2. Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and provisions; military stores of all kinds.
The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. --Sir W. Raleigh.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
munition
noun
1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms}, {implements of war}, {weapons system}]
2: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: {fortification}]
verb: supply with weapons
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "munition": accouter, appoint, arm, dress, equip, fit, fit out, fit up, furnish, gear, heel, man, outfit, prepare, rig, rig out, rig up, staff, turn out
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