ordnance

• n. 武器；大砲；兵器庫

ordinanceの短縮形。この言葉の意味は、軍事的な取り決め、軍隊の配置、軍事物資の供給としてのordinanceから派生し、後に武器、兵器、大砲などを指すのに使われるようになった。munition、artilleryと比較される。

ordnance (n.)

"cannon, artillery," 1540s, a clipped form of ordinance (q.v.) which was attested from late 14c. in the sense of "military materials, provisions of war;" a sense now obsolete but which led to those of "engines for discharging missiles" (early 15c.) and "branch of the military concerned with stores and materials" (late 15c.). The shorter word was established in these distinct senses by 17c. Ordnance survey (1833), official survey of Great Britain and Ireland, was undertaken by the government under the direction of the Master-General of the Ordnance (the natural choice, gunners being thoroughly trained in surveying ranges and distances).

1. An Ordnance Survey grid reference gives the position of a place to within 100 metres.

全国地形測定局の地図座標は、ある場所の位置が100メートル以内に正確であることを示している。

2.She worked in an ordnance factory during the war.

戦時中、彼女はある兵器工場で働いていた。

3.Shoes and clothing for the army were scarce， ordnance supplies and drugs were scarker.

軍隊は靴や服が不足しており、武器の供給や薬品はさらに少なくなっている。

4.With cargo projectile by the world，serious problem of unexploded ordnance arisen.

子母弾薬の応用と発展は深刻な未爆発弾薬問題をもたらした。

5.All non-EOD explosive ordnance disposal personnel must evacuate immediately.

すべての非排弾要員はすぐに撤退する。