ETYM From Old Eng. ordenance, referring orig. to the bore or size of the cannon. Related to Ordinance.
(Homonym: ordinance).
Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and devices used in war.
La partie du matériel de guerre qui comprend les canons, les mortiers, les boulets, les bombes, etc.
military stores or supplies; artillery.