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Example sentences for "heavy ordnance"

  • We had not long finished our comfortable meal, when we were astounded by the report of heavy ordnance, apparently close to the bivouack of the column, and which reports followed each other in quick succession.

  • But now that work extended even into the wood, a distance of at least three quarters of a mile, and at this time there could not be less than ten or twelve pieces of heavy ordnance mounted on it.

  • This change led quickly to the rifling of heavy ordnance as well.

  • The board authorized by the last Congress to report upon the method which should be adopted for the manufacture of heavy ordnance adapted to modern warfare has visited the principal iron and steel works in this country and in Europe.

  • Effects of heavy ordnance as applied to ships of war.

  • Instructions and Regulations for the service and management of heavy ordnance in the British service.

  • A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon.

  • A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor.

  • We shall immediately commence landing the few pieces of heavy ordnance, with ordnance stores, at hand, and hope soon to have the necessary draught mules to take them to their positions.

  • We are quite embarrassed with the results of victory, prisoners of war, heavy ordnance, field batteries, small arms and accoutrements.

  • Defn: A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor.

  • Defn: A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon.

  • Iridium, as an alloy with platinum, is used in bushing the vents of heavy ordnance.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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