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Noun munition has 2 senses

weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition - weapons considered collectively
--₁ is a kind of armament; instrumentality, instrumentation; collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage; armament; instrumentality, instrumentation; collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--₁ has parts: weapon, arm, weapon system
--₁ has particulars:
ammunition, ammo; armament; bomb; defense system, defence system; gunnery; hardware; naval weaponry

Derived form: verb munition₁

fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
--₂ is a kind of defensive structure, defense, defence; defensive structure, defense, defence
--₂ has parts: rampart, bulwark, wall
--₂ has particulars:

bastion; bunker, dugout; castle; defilade; entrenchment, intrenchment; escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment; fieldwork; lunette; Maginot Line; palisade; parapet, breastwork; Siegfried line; stockade

Verb munition has 1 sense

munition - supply with weapons
--₁ is one way to arm

Derived form: noun munition₁
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