Ordnance
The military term ordnance should not be confused with the civil term ordinance.
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U.S. Navy explosive ordnance technicians prepare to destroy several tons of Soviet, Chinese, and American rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), mortars, and other ordnance that were confiscated from Taliban and Al Qaeda forces during Operation Enduring Freedom. |
Ordnance is a general term for a quantity of
military equipment, usually specifying the
ammunition for
artillery,
bombs, or other large weapons.
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Ordnance Survey, maker of Ordnance maps. The Ordnance Survey is a British government organization which makes and sells maps. The name arose because it was first set up to make maps to show the
Army where
artillery could travel.
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Ordnance, Oregon a former community near the
Umatilla Chemical Depot
