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Ordnance not ordinance [1]

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Date: 2023-07-23

Ordnance is military equipment. Originally used to just mean artillery and other similar mounted guns, it eventually expanded to include pretty much anything that explodes.

An ordinance is a rule or law passed by a municipal authority.

I keep seeing sentences like this:

“NATO armies don’t have more ordinance in that 300-500 km range because they fully expect air power to deliver ordinance at those distances.”

I just cringe when I read this. I think the coverage here for the Ukrainian conflict is excellent, but confusing these two words is really unfortunate.

Hope this helps!

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