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Definition of ordnance
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Ordnance
(n.) Heavy
weapons
of
warfare;
cannon,
or great guns,
mortars,
and
howitzers;
artillery;
sometimes,
a
general
term for all
weapons
and
appliances
used in war..
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Orgue
::
Orgue (n.) A piece of
ordnance,
consisting
of a
number
of
musket
barrels
arranged
so that a match or train may
connect
with all their
touchholes,
and a
discharge
be
secured
almost
or quite
simultaneously..
Mouth
::
Mouth (n.) The
opening
of a piece of
ordnance,
through
which it is
discharged..
Ordnance
::
Ordnance
(n.) Heavy
weapons
of
warfare;
cannon,
or great guns,
mortars,
and
howitzers;
artillery;
sometimes,
a
general
term for all
weapons
and
appliances
used in war..
Demicannon
::
Demicannon
(n.) A kind of
ordnance,
carrying
a ball
weighing
from
thirty
to
thirty-six
pounds..
Prove
::
Prove (v. t.) To try or to
ascertain
by an
experiment,
or by a test or
standard;
to test; as, to prove the
strength
of
gunpowder
or of
ordnance;
to prove the
contents
of a
vessel
by a
standard
measure..
Jingal
::
"Jingal
(n.) A small
portable
piece of
ordnance,
mounted
on a
swivel..
Lance
::
Lance (n.) An
instrument
which
conveys
the
charge
of a piece of
ordnance
and
forces
it home.
Demiculverin
::
Demiculverin
(n.) A kind of
ordnance,
carrying
a ball
weighing
from nine to
thirteen
pounds..
Tampion
::
Tampion
(n.) A
wooden
stopper,
or plug, as for a
cannon
or other piece of
ordnance,
when not in use..
Aspic
::
Aspic (n.) A piece of
ordnance
carrying
a 12 pound shot.
Chamber
::
Chamber
(n.) That part of the bore of a piece of
ordnance
which holds the
charge,
esp. when of
different
diameter
from the rest of the bore; --
formerly,
in guns, made
smaller
than the bore, but now
larger,
esp. in
breech-loading
guns..
Etat Major
::
Etat Major () The staff of an army,
including
all
officers
above the rank of
colonel,
also, all
adjutants,
inspectors,
quartermasters,
commissaries,
engineers,
ordnance
officers,
paymasters,
physicians,
signal
officers,
judge
advocates;
also, the
noncommissioned
assistants
of the above
officers..
Dolphin
::
Dolphin
(n.) In old
ordnance,
one of the
handles
above the
trunnions
by which the gun was
lifted..
Bombard
::
Bombard
(n.) A piece of heavy
ordnance
formerly
used for
throwing
stones
and other
ponderous
missiles.
It was the
earliest
kind of
cannon.
Tertiate
::
Tertiate
(v. t.) To
examine,
as the
thickness
of the metal at the
muzzle
of a gun; or, in
general,
to
examine
the
thickness
of, as
ordnance,
in order to
ascertain
its
strength..
Basilisk
::
Basilisk
(n.) A large piece of
ordnance,
so
called
from its
supposed
resemblance
to the
serpent
of that name, or from its
size..
Gun
::
Gun (n.) A
weapon
which
throws
or
propels
a
missile
to a
distance;
any
firearm
or
instrument
for
throwing
projectiles
by the
explosion
of
gunpowder,
consisting
of a tube or
barrel
closed
at one end, in which the
projectile
is
placed,
with an
explosive
charge
behind,
which is
ignited
by
various
means.
Muskets,
rifles,
carbines,
and
fowling
pieces
are
smaller
guns, for hand use, and are
called
small arms.
Larger
guns are
called
cannon,
ordnance,
fieldpieces,
carronades,
howitzers,
etc. See these t
Gomer
::
Gomer (n.) A
conical
chamber
at the
breech
of the bore in heavy
ordnance,
especially
in
mortars;
-- named after the
inventor..
Dispart
::
Dispart
(n.) A piece of metal
placed
on the
muzzle,
or near the
trunnions,
on the top of a piece of
ordnance,
to make the line of sight
parallel
to the axis of the bore; --
called
also
dispart
sight,
and
muzzle
sight..
Maniglion
::
Maniglion
(n.)
Either
one of two
handles
on the back of a piece of
ordnance.
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